Oscar-winning actor Anthony Hopkins, who simultaneously mesmerized and horrified the world as Hannibal Lecter in "The Silence of the Lambs", has never wanted his own private life scrutinized. A bleak childhood in Wales, unexpected success at RADA, stage triumphs, indifferent films and a near-disastrous drinking problem were all overcome before he trimphed on stage in "Madame B" and "The Silence of the Lambs". This biography uses interviews with family, friends and fellow-actors to look at the life of Anthony Hopkins.