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.”
Rare info on some of the inspiration behind the Silent Hill 2 characters, their earlier concepts, their names, and more.
Did you know that James based Maria on a dancer from Heaven's Night, and he originally had a split personality named "Joseph"?
Although this concept was scrapped, "Joseph" is still mentioned as one of the 3 mental patients in Brookhaven (only in OG SH2).
The dancer Maria was based on is most likely "Lady Maria", who can be seen on a hidden Heaven's Night poster in SH3. That must be why it's mentioned that this piece of info was established in SH3.
These scans are from the Book of Lost Memories, that released with SH3's official guide.
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