Tragedy 'grounds' Hopkins

Sir Anthony Hopkins, one of Britain’s greatest-ever thespians, has just become the oldest actor to ever win an Oscar and BAFTA for his portrayal of a man suffering from the early onset of dementia.

And he has revealed to Sorted he drew on his own family experiences for the film, The Father, which has once again won him widespread acclaim and recognition.

“I think as you get older, you do go around examining life more,” he says. “This did make me think about my past and my parents and about the sweet sadness of it all.

“I remember taking my mum to the hospital to collect my Father’s things after he died.

“I remember looking at him lying there and his feet were cold, and it was almost 40 years ago. I thought to myself ‘you’re not so hot, either, you’ll be there one day’.”

This is an excerpt from the full interview, published in the July-August edition of Sorted.