Anthony Hopkins Pens 'Breaking Bad' Fan Letter
It turns out that A-list actor Sir Anthony Hopkins was among the many who gorged themselves with a Breaking Bad marathon in an attempt to get to the highly anticipated series finale.
The 75-year-old Oscar-winning actor binged on Breaking Bad, and was so overwhelmed by the AMC show that he wrote a letter to lead actor Bryan Cranston, praising the program's top-to-bottom talent.
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The letter was reportedly never meant to be an open letter as it was sent to Cranston through his representative. However, it somehow found its way onto the web.
According to several reports, the letter was first posted on Facebook by Breaking Bad actor Steven Michael Quezada (Gomez), only to later resurface on Reddit. According to The Huffington Post, the letter's authenticity has been verified by Hopkins' representatives.
In it, Hopkins talks about all the fake praise and sentiment that are common in Hollywood, "smoke blowing" as he calls it, and then goes into sincerely gushing over Cranston, 57, and the cast and crew of the show.
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Here is Hopkins' Breaking Bad fan letter in its entirety:
"Dear Mister Cranston.
I wanted to write you this email - so I am contacting you through Jeremy Barber - I take it we are both represented by UTA. Great agency.
I've just finished a marathon of watching "BREAKING BAD" - from episode one of the First Season - to the last eight episodes of the Sixth Season. (I downloaded the last season on AMAZON) A total of two weeks (addictive) viewing.
I have never watched anything like it. Brilliant!
Your performance as Walter White was the best acting I have seen - ever.
I know there is so much smoke blowing and sickening bullshit in this business, and I've sort of lost belief in anything really.
But this work of yours is spectacular - absolutely stunning. What is extraordinary, is the sheer power of everyone in the entire production. What was it? Five or six years in the making? How the producers (yourself being one of them), the writers, directors, cinematographers.... every department - casting etc. managed to keep the discipline and control from beginning to the end is (that over used word) awesome.
From what started as a black comedy, descended into a labyrinth of blood, destruction and hell. It was like a great Jacobean, Shakespearian or Greek Tragedy.
If you ever get a chance to - would you pass on my admiration to everyone - Anna Gunn, Dean Norris, Aaron Paul, Betsy Brandt, R.J. Mitte, Bob Odenkirk, Jonathan Banks, Steven Michael Quezada - everyone - everyone gave master classes of performance ... The list is endless.
Thank you. That kind of work/artistry is rare, and when, once in a while, it occurs, as in this epic work, it restores confidence.
You and all the cast are the best actors I've ever seen.
That may sound like a good lung full of smoke blowing. But it is not. It's almost midnight out here in Malibu, and I felt compelled to write this email.
Congratulations and my deepest respect. You are truly a great, great actor.
Best regards
Tony Hopkins."