Anthony Hopkins claimed his estranged daughter Abigail Hopkins ignored his invitations to reconcile.
“My wife Stella[Arroyave]sent me an invitation to[Abigail]come and see me,” the “Silence of the Lambs” actor said in an interview with the New York Times.
“I didn’t get a single response. So I thought, ‘Okay, okay.'” I wish her well, but I’m not going to waste my blood on it. If you want to waste your life holding a grudge, that’s fine,” he added.
Anthony, who has a daughter, Abigail, 57, with his first wife Petronella Barker, said he tries not to hold on to “grudges from the past” because it is “death”.
“You are not alive. One thing you have to admit is that we are imperfect,” he added.
“We are not saints. We are all sinners or saints, whatever it is, and we are doing the best we can.”
The “Hannibal” star said he believes he “did what he could” to resolve the issue with his daughter and that he wants Abigail to “get through it.”
“Life is hard. Sometimes people get hurt. Sometimes we get hurt,” he said.
“But you can’t live like that. You have to say, ‘Get over it.'” And if you can’t get over it, that’s okay, just keep trying. I have no judgment. But I did the best I could. That’s it. That’s all I want to say. ”
When asked if he wanted Abigail to read his memoir, We Did Ok, Kid, which is due out next month, Anthony said, “I’m not going to answer that.” No, I don’t care. ”
When the interviewer asked the Oscar winner if he should move the conversation away from the sensitive subject of his family, Anthony replied: “Please. I hope you do, because I don’t want to hurt her.”
Page Six reached out to Abigail for comment, but did not immediately receive a response.
Anthony and Abigail have been estranged for over 20 years.
In a 2006 interview with the Telegraph, Abigail recalled that she rarely saw her famous father during her childhood.
“I see him, but maybe only once a year. It’s a little sad, but I have to move on with my life,” the singer confessed.
“It was always like that. I met him and I didn’t see him. Then when I was 16, we had a little argument.”
Twelve years later, Anthony said he “doesn’t care” whether he has grandchildren or not.
“I have no idea. People break up. Families break up. And, you know, you’re told, ‘Go on with your life.’ People make choices,” he told Radio Times in 2018.
“I don’t care either way. I don’t have to like the family. The kids don’t have to like their father. They don’t have to love each other.”
The same year, Anthony said he had no intention of “wasting” time resolving issues with his estranged daughter.
Anthony’s memoir, We Did Ok, Kid, is scheduled for release on November 4th.
