Anthony Hopkins 致信 Bryan Cranston 表达敬意与赞美之情

因出演汉尼拔一角而出名的好莱坞著名演员 Anthony Hopkins，最近写了一封信向另一位出色的演员致敬，那便是 AMC 人气美剧《Breaking Bad》的主演 Bryan Cranston。Bryan 在剧中饰演了一位身患绝症的化学老师，最后却慢慢演变成了一位远近闻名的大毒枭。而 Anthony 这位老戏骨最近花了两周的时间看完全剧，之后便立即写了一封邮件寄给剧中的 Mr.White，表达自己对于这部剧的喜爱和对他演技的赞扬，并称赞这部美剧是近年来他看过的最好的电视剧。此外，他还在信中向每位演员以及工作人员表达了敬意，感谢他们创作出这部精彩作品。除了单纯的夸赞之外，这封信也展现了两代表演艺术家之间的惺惺相惜。

下面便是这封信的完整内容：

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.