Anthony Hopkins Credits Inner Voice for Sobriety

Anthony Hopkins, 87, told The New York Times' The Interview podcast that on Dec. 29, 1975 he drove drunk in a blackout and realized he "could have killed somebody — or myself," which prompted him to seek help. He says that at 11 p.m. a "deep, powerful" male voice told him, "It's all over. Now you can start living," after which his craving to drink disappeared and he has been nearly five decades sober. Hopkins attributes the change to what he calls divinity or an inner life force, and says he avoids preaching about his experience while encouraging others to get help. He is promoting his memoir We Did OK, Kid, which is due out Nov. 4. Hopkins also discussed efforts to reconnect with an estranged daughter, saying an invitation from his wife went unanswered and that he will not waste his life on resentment.