SUBMITTED BY Movieman129

September 13, 2002 —

Cinescape talked with Anthony Hopkins about playing Lecter one last time and during a meeting with Director Brett Ratner in NYC, he told him how he wanted the character to differ from his performance in 'Silence':

"I just want to play him differently. I don't want to play him like we did in SILENCE. This is a man who is so enraged about being locked away by the Ed Norton character - if I could get out, I'd destroy him. I wanted to play him as a man who isn't to be messed about with. No charm, just lethal". Is there a remote chance he'll do another? No - "I enjoyed playing it, and the last one was a good experience, working with Brett Ratner and Ed Norton. And that's it. I won't do any more. Three is enough".

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