I recall watching a red carpet interview with Anthony Hopkins a number of years ago. It would've been around the time of red dragon or Hannibal.
The interviewer asked him how difficult it was to get into character to play a role like Hannibal Lecter. Hopkins responded that it was easy, but not in terms of acting skill. He was just referring to the fact that it was no more difficult to get into character to play Hannibal Lecter than it was any other character. They asked how he did it and he said something like "I just do, it's my job, it's what they pay me for". That's impressive. Not eating buffalo liver and running naked through the woods during a full moon.
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