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Face2Face: Sir Anthony Hopkins talks transforming into Alfred Hitchcock, collaborating with his wife, painting and composing
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Just think of the shock -- Can you don't feel -- leading lady halfway through.
Transforming.
-- Hitchcock both mentally and physically talk about that and what some of the most challenging parts are.
Well the voice was the first -- To get the voice the vocal sound -- -- -- and the makeup.
Because I didn't want to be.
Overweight -- his mother put on weight.
So I books out and I stay very fit and then I went to -- Wonderful.
Make.
Can come to.
Yes you -- -- true.
You met.
Some -- 1979.
He'd just been awarded his knighthood.
I was with my agent and his agent in fact.
George -- this many years ago so Hitchcock sitting in the rest and I said to my -- and I -- -- to -- to -- -- did you -- To be able to have to the rest of we've finished neo.
Con Hitchcock was sitting and thinking about Bradley.
I'm George said congratulations to profit and thank you very much actual coach how line.
George this is my client Anthony Hopkins.
Chopped optional today go to.
I'm next -- press is on this -- that.
I -- wish you good news don't you know but so far.
Can you relate to collaborating with your wife and you know having somebody like that you -- -- -- so well and can inspired New York.
Oh yes yes I mean.
I you know I can understand Hitchcock's relationship -- -- -- because men are very particularly men who -- very creative they're driven to.
They're selfish you know not just a very selfish people they have one vision of what -- good -- and sometimes -- neglect.
How many Honda.
I think Hitchcock -- just typically one of those an obsessive.
Artist.
Great artist and he was selfish but if you could -- -- judgments on the he has not.
His big fault was that he probably didn't pay enough attention to -- -- he was apparently quite cold with people.
And if he did say something really -- to you.
It's like being given a billion dollars you know need to get it compliment from Hitchcock was being wonderful.
You branched out your artwork here composing can you tell me where do you spend most of your time these days what's going on with.
All of the above.
Let -- I think a lot and I sell my paintings.
In -- -- -- places of the I compose music and I honestly I'd had the doubling of the symphony orchestra.
Think nine of my pieces and then this year I got the Brit awards for the best CD.
-- -- -- -- Christine conducted by.
Bolts I wrote many many years.
