London, Feb 8 (IANS) Veteran actor Sir Anthony Hopkins says he believes in the concept of God and admits his role as a priest in ‘The Rite’ made him evaluate his faith.
The screen legend stars in new supernatural thriller ‘The Rite’ in which he plays Father Lucas, a Catholic priest who specialises in exorcisms.
‘Yes, I do. I’m not an atheist. I don’t know what it is. None of us do,’ contactmusic.com quoted him as saying.
‘But everything is God. Everything is particle physics. I’ve read everything I can. I started reading Charles Darwin’s ‘The Origin of the Species’ . I believe in a God that Einstein believed in, a sort of Spinoza kind of interpretation,’ he added.
Although he believes in the concept of a creator, Hopkins doesn’t agree with the dogma imposed by organised religions.
‘I think it is dangerous. Certainty is responsible for some of the most awful terrors in the world.
‘I made a point in the film ‘The Rite’, I was saying to the young priest, ‘So what do you believe in? The truth? Oh, yes, the truth. Look where that got us. Hitler, Stalin – they know the truth.’
‘I know atheists, brilliant atheists. I enjoy reading Christopher Hitchens, I’ll examine everything. But, what I enjoy is uncertainty.’
