Overview
- In a New York Times interview tied to his memoir We Did OK, Kid, Hopkins said Stella Arroyave invited Abigail to visit and received no response, with the book due Nov. 4.
- He said he "did what I could" and would not "waste blood" on resentment, framing his stance as acceptance rather than bitterness.
- Asked whether he wants his daughter to read the memoir, Hopkins replied that he does not care.
- Hopkins, 87, has been estranged from Abigail for more than two decades after a brief 1990s reconciliation during which she appeared in Shadowlands and The Remains of the Day.
- Recent coverage highlights Abigail’s work as a musician and filmmaker, her 2020 stage 3 colorectal cancer diagnosis, subsequent MA in film studies, a 2024 documentary about her illness, and a new LP released this year.