Anthony Hopkins Interview 1978 Brian Linehan's City Lights

In this interview from 1978, actor Anthony Hopkins talks about the film Magic: his roles of Corky Withers and the voice of Fats, learning how to be a ventriloquist, learning some magic tricks, using experiences from his childhood to play the role, playing piano as a child, director Richard Attenborough, and director Norman Jewison working on the film for almost a year before a falling out with producer Joseph E. Levine.

He also talks about his role as Dysart in the original 1974 production of Equus on Broadway, Equus director John Dexter, reviving the role in LA and directing Equus in LA, not playing the role of Dysart in the film Equus, his fascination with Hamlet and desire to perform Hamlet and direct it, his friendship with Carol Burnett and being part of a community of actors.

From 1974 to 2000, Canada’s Brian Linehan conducted thousands of in-depth interviews with the greatest actors and directors from over 60 years of film history. His programs City Lights and Linehan have not been seen since they first aired and are now available for the first time for licensing. Linehan, a stylishly gifted broadcaster, meticulously did all his own research and that, coupled with his knowledge and passion about film and filmmaking, puts him in a class all by himself.

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Brian Linehan, who passed away in 2004, left his entire estate to The Brian Linehan Charitable Foundation to provide training, work opportunities and promotion for young actors of exceptional talent. All of the income of his Foundation is donated to not-for-profit institutions for that purpose. In the decade since his death, recipients of the Foundation’s support have included extraordinary young actors affiliated with the Canadian Film Centre, The National Screen Institute of Canada, the Stratford Shakespearean Festival and the Toronto International Film Festival, which, since Brian's passing, has preserved and housed Brian's personal archive and tape library.