Anthony Hopkins 致信 Bryan Cranston 表達敬意與贊美之情

因出演漢尼拔一角而出名的好萊塢著名演員 Anthony Hopkins，最近寫了一封信向另一位出色的演員致敬，那便是 AMC 人氣美劇《Breaking Bad》的主演 Bryan Cranston。Bryan 在劇中飾演了一位身患絕症的化學老師，最後卻慢慢演變成了一位遠近聞名的大毒枭。而 Anthony 這位老戲骨最近花了兩周的時間看完全劇，之後便立即寫了一封郵件寄給劇中的 Mr.White，表達自己對于這部劇的喜愛和對他演技的贊揚，並稱贊這部美劇是近年來他看過的最好的電視劇。此外，他還在信中向每位演員以及工作人員表達了敬意，感謝他們創作出這部精彩作品。除了單純的誇贊之外，這封信也展現了兩代表演藝術家之間的惺惺相惜。

下面便是這封信的完整內容：

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.