Books: The Anthony Hopkins Memoir

Scott Holleran’s review of “We Did OK, Kid” by Anthony Hopkins

This memoir begins and ends as a solemn reflection, just as you’d expect from Anthony Hopkins. If you’re reading this, it’s likely you already know about his strong, silent or quiet earnestness and pervasive sense of sorrow. You’ll learn why his face is searching and sad. You’ll learn why his soul is deep and his acting superb from The Lion in Winter to The Father and everything in between.

This book moved me, inspires me and makes me think. With mild disagreement and disappointment—he doesn’t mention several performances, including his leading performance in the brilliant, forgotten and misunderstood and controversial The Human Stain, director Robert Benton’s 2003 adaptation of the Philip Roth novel co-starring Nicole Kidman—We Did OK, Kid is everything you’ll want it to be.