“The best acting I’ve ever seen”: This is one of the best series of all time and Anthony Hopkins loves it

86-year-old Sir Anthony Hopkins is one of the living legends of Hollywood. He has a career spanning more than sixty years, two Oscars and the honor (deservedly) of starring in such incredible films as The Silence of the Lambs, The Vestiges of Day, Nixon, Dracula, or more recently The. Dad – for which he became the oldest actor to win an Oscar – has not forgotten his exploits on the television side with the HBO series Westworld.

And while the veteran artist has been an inspiration to generations to come, he also admires his peers, even those younger than him, and had no trouble praising one of the greatest TV series stars of all time.

Indeed, for Anthony HopkinsBryan Cranston’s work on Breaking Bad, AMC’s flagship series in which he starred for five seasons, was impressive: so he let her know when he got the chance.

therefore Bryan Cranston He recalled this himself in a statement released to People in 2023, saying that a few years ago he received a “beautiful letter” from Hopkins, in which the latter described everything he loved about the series and, above all, about his performance. A compliment that greatly moved the actor and which is undoubtedly more gratifying when it comes from an icon of such stature.

“He just loved Breaking Bad and thought it was phenomenal, and I was really upset– said the famous translator of Walter White.

The letter in question was published a decade earlier in various media such as Vanity Fair, after actor Steven Michael Quezada posted it on Facebook (Steven Gomez breaking bad), and after confirmation from the representativeAnthony Hopkins That a really experienced actor dedicated these beautiful words Bryan Cranston and the rest of the cast.

Here are some excerpts:

“Dear Mr. Cranston,

(…)

I just finished a Breaking Bad marathon – from the first episode of the first season to the last few episodes of the finale. Two weeks of purely addictive viewing.

(…)

I have never seen anything like it. It’s brilliant! And your performance as Walter White is the best I’ve ever seen. (…) Your interpretation is spectacular, absolutely brilliant.

(…)

What began as a black comedy turned into a bloody maze of Mephistopheles destruction. The series is like a play from the Jacobean period, or Shakespeare, or a great Greek tragedy. If you get a chance, you can give my admiration to Anna Gunn, Dean Norris, Aaron Paul, Betsy Brandt, RJ Mitte, Bob Odenkirk, Jonathan Banks, Steven Michael Quezada, everyone, because they all taught a real game lesson.

(…)

thanks. Such quality, such artisanal work is rare, and when it is exhibited like this every now and then, in a series like yours, it restores confidence. You and the rest of the cast are the best actors I have ever seen.

(…)

Congratulations and my deepest respect. You are really a great, very great actor.

friendship,

Tony Hopkins.“

The two actresses finally met, later, for lunch in Los Angeles and Bryan Cranston He even brought the creator of the series, Vince Gilligan. He described the meeting as follows:I’m sitting here talking to one of the greatest actors of all time and I’m just in awe. You’re trying not to be dazzled by this celebrity, and you also don’t want to be a fanboy and say, “What about this movie? And then what about this movie?’ You want to have a decent conversation. So it’s scary and exciting.“

It’s one of those anecdotes full of Hollywood camaraderie that we love.

If you want to read the whole letterAnthony Hopkins has Bryan Cranston, Click here.

Season 5 of Breaking Bad can be rediscovered on Netflix streaming.