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Sir Anthony Hopkins has spoken out in defence of young celebrities such as Britney Spears, recalling his own memories of his youth.
The actor compared himself to Spears and Lindsay Lohan, and admitted he empathises with their troubles. Hopkins was notoriously wild in his younger years, including fighting an addiction to alcohol.
"When I was younger, at the height of my really self-destructive behaviour, I went through a period where I drank too much and the rest of it. I see young successful kids now freak out and I suppose I was like that."
He admitted that his saviour was his own decision to turn his life around: "I thought, 'I don't want to go around being depressed for the rest of my life.' So I stopped and my life changed gradually."
The actor compared himself to Spears and Lindsay Lohan, and admitted he empathises with their troubles. Hopkins was notoriously wild in his younger years, including fighting an addiction to alcohol.
"When I was younger, at the height of my really self-destructive behaviour, I went through a period where I drank too much and the rest of it. I see young successful kids now freak out and I suppose I was like that."
He admitted that his saviour was his own decision to turn his life around: "I thought, 'I don't want to go around being depressed for the rest of my life.' So I stopped and my life changed gradually."
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