Publisher's Synopsis
Updated for this paperback edition, Callan reveals the full story of Hopkins's early years, from his childhood in Wales to his successes at the National Theatre and the break-up of his marriage to his move to Hollywood. Battling with insecurity and alcoholism, his career reached its lowest ebb in 1975 until his new-found maturity and a string of classic parts in films such as "The Silence of the Lambs" and "Howards End" earned him respect and growing fame.;The life of Anthony Hopkins is traced by the author, with the co-operation of many of Hopkins's friends, family and fellow actors.
