Camera, lights8230; silence

8220;I8217;ll be back and forth until January to finish my film and then it8217;s all over,8221; Hopkins said, adding he8217;s explained all to his wife and agent. 8220;I want to do something else with my life. I don8217;t want to keep hanging around doing stupid things like acting,8221; he said. After winning an Oscar for best actor in 1992 for The Silence of the Lambs, Hopkins summed up his career, saying: 8220;It was a complete waste of time.8221; 8220;I8217;m very grateful to the business, they8217;ve paid me well but I8217;ve got enough money to live for the rest of my life.8221; Hopkins acknowledged. 8220;I8217;m interested in music, I write and I like Los Angeles and I8217;m just going to drop out,8221; hesaid.

The star of Remains of the Day revealed he had 8220;been in deep depression over acting and tried to cover it up. My joke has always been, It sure beats working for a living8217; but the joke has caught up with me now,8221; he concluded.