Anthony Hopkins to Release Memoir This Fall

Sir Anthony Hopkins will release a memoir titled We Did OK, Kid on November 4. It will be published by Summit Books, a Simon & Schuster imprint. "There is a photograph I keep on my phone of my father and me on the beach when I was a child. I often tell that boy: 'We did OK, kid,'" says Hopkins in a statement regarding the book's title. Hopkins, 87, reflects on his roots as the son of a Welsh baker. He explores his life, career, and personal struggles, including battles with drinking and achieving nearly 50 years of sobriety.

The Silence of the Lambs star also discusses issues of isolation, connection, and morality in the book. "I wonder how a boy from Wales, the son of a baker, got here. My entire life is a great mystery. This book is my story," he says in the statement. The publisher's announcement reads: "He constantly battles against the desire to move through life alone and avoid connection for fear of getting hurt—much like the men in his family—and as the years go by, he deals with questions of mortality, getting ready to discover what his father called The Big Secret." (This story was generated by Newser's AI chatbot. Source: the AP)