Anthony Hopkins reveals the epiphany that led him to end his alcoholism 50 years ago

Anthony Hopkins details the life-changing epiphany he experienced that changed the course of his life forever.

Now nearly 50 years sober, Hopkins recalls the moment he quit drinking and started living with a purpose.

The Academy Award winner The actor admitted that during the depths of his alcoholism he was “drinking like it was going out of fashion”.

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British actor Anthony Hopkins attends the 2022 Vanity Fair Oscar Party after the 94th Oscars at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 27, 2022 in Beverly Hills, California. (Patrick T. Fallon)

During a sitting with “The Interview,” Hopkins noted that he was hesitant to tell the story for fear of sounding “like a preacher or goody two shoes”.

“I was drunk, driving my car here CaliforniaIn a blackout — I have no idea where I’m going,” Hopkins said.

“It was a moment when I realized that I could have killed somebody — or myself, which I didn’t care about, but I could have killed a family in a car. I realized I was an alcoholic. I came to my senses and I said to one of my ex-agents at this party in Beverly Hills, I said, ‘I need help.'”

Anthony Hopkins recounts his journey to sobriety after 49 years of abstinence from alcohol. (Getty Images)

“I made a fateful phone call to an Intergroup in LA, A 12-step program. They said, ‘We’ll send someone to meet you,’ and I said, ‘No, I’ll come to you.’

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When Hopkins arrived at the meeting, he heard a “deep, powerful thought” that told him, “It’s all over. Now you can start living and it’s all for a purpose, so don’t forget a moment of it.”

Almost immediately, Hopkins said, his cravings for alcohol left.

“I don’t know or know of any theory other than divinity or that force we all have that creates us from birth—the life force—whatever. It’s a consciousness, I believe. That’s all I know. That’s how I’ve been all my life,” he said.

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Hopkins admitted that he drank to “relieve that nervousness or whatever was in me, because it made me feel bigger. You know alcohol is great because it instantly puts me in a different space and I enjoy it.”

Before calming down, he thought to himself, “This is going to kill me … I’ve been drinking like it’s going out of fashion.”

In December, the “Silence of the Lambs” star commemorated his decades of sobriety in a video shared on Instagram.

“So 49 years ago today, I stopped … and I was having a lot of fun, but then I realized I was in big, big trouble because I couldn’t remember anything,” he said. “I was driving drunk out of my skull. Then that fateful day I knew I needed help. So I got it.”

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He added, “If you have a problem – it’s good to have fun, it’s good to have a drink – but if you have a drinking problem, there’s help. It’s not a terrible deal, it’s a condition. If you’re allergic to alcohol, get some help. There’s plenty of help around.”

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After celebrating his sobriety, Hopkins admitted, “I have a wonderful life. They still hire me, they still hire me.”

“I’m celebrating my long life, my unexpectedly long life,” he added.