This week veteran actor Sir Anthony Hopkins was asked a relatively straightforward question during an interview with a British magazine: does he have any grandchildren?
His awkward and dismissive answer exposed the extent on his on-going estrangement from his only daughter, Abigail.
“I don’t have any idea,” he told Radio Times.
“People break up. Families split and, you know: ‘Get on with your life.’ People make choices. I don’t care one way or the other.”
In the same interview, the 80-year-old said he didn’t know where his daughter, 48, lived.
When told his response sounded “cold”, he replied, “Well, it is cold. Because life is cold.”
“You don’t have to like your family. Children don’t like their fathers. You don’t have to love each other,” he added.
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it may be just as painful for him as her. Just because he's not gushing about her doesn't automatically mean he doesn't care nor know about what she's up to. It may astound some people to know that parents get hurt too and can only take so much before cutting ties. There is always two sides to the story
It's also useful to acknowledge Hopkins has a history of alcoholism and has been diagnosed as being on the autistic spectrum. Perhaps unsurprising he has fractured relationships and doesn't give warm fuzzy neurotypical responses to personal questions.
Oh gosh, that's just terribly sad all round.