A série de televisão Breaking Bad, que chegou ao seu epílogo há pouco mais de 15 dias, tem mais um fã ilustre. Desta feita é o ator Anthony Hopkins, o eterno Hannibal Lecter, que fez chegar a Bryan Cranston uma carta expressando a sua admiração pelo seu desempenho na série como Walter White.
O ator refere que viu Breaking Bad em maratona durante duas semanas e estende o apreço a Cranston ao restante elenco da série, classificando-os como o melhor que já viu. Hopkins realça ainda o trabalho da produção, argumentistas e demais equipa.
A mensagem acabaria por chegar às redes sociais partilhada pelo ator Steven Michael Quezada, (Gomez, na série) e embora tenha sido posteriormente apagada, vários meios continuaram a publicá-la.
Aqui fica a mensagem de Hopkins conforme veiculada pelo “The Hollywood Reporter“.
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. [Ed note: There are in fact five seasons of Breaking Bad; this might have been wishful thinking.] (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.