Hitchcock was a paradox: Anthony Hopkins

Hitchcock was a paradox: Anthony Hopkins

    Anthony Hopkins thought Alfred Hitchcock was a paradoxical man. The Oscarwinning actor had to dig deep to play the iconic Psycho filmmaker in Sacha Gervasi’s new biopic Hitchcock, and after extensive research he discovered the character was an interesting mix of conflicting emotions. Anthony said: “Researching, I realised that Alfred was an utter paradox. I wouldn’t say, ‘I become
Hitchcock’. I don’t do that, because I’d go mad. You can’t become anyone, you just try to find a way to balance it so as to not make a caricature. “I felt Sacha Gervasi had unlocked the story that no one else had previously done. The script gave me a lot of the information that I needed, and then I watched several documentaries and films on him and began putting together all the pieces. He can be dark, troubled, cold, ruthless and obsessive and also bighearted, warm and ingenious. That was all part of his nature.”
    The Silence Of The Lambs star hopes his understanding of the director makes the film and his relationship with his steadfast wife and collaborator Alma Reville (Helen Mirren) convincing, joking that the extensive prosthetics helped him feel the part if nothing else.

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A file photo of Alfred Hitchcock