VU DINH LONG

Sir Anthony Hopkins says he never tolerated tyrannical directors who believed they could bully actors on set. He recalls one director who started shouting at a young actress while giving her notes. Hopkins immediately stepped in. “Hold it. You raise your voice one decibel to this lady and i’m going. And you my dear, should leave as well” Afterward, the actress thanked him. Hopkins then asked how long the director had been treating her that way. “How long has he been doing that?” She told him it had been happening throughout the entire film. For Hopkins, no performance or movie was worth allowing someone to be humiliated on set. “Don’t raise your voice. It’s a film. It’s a stupid film. That’s all it is. It’s not important.”