Overview
- The memoir is published in the UK on 4 November by Simon & Schuster, with widespread day-before reviews and interviews landing today.
- Hopkins writes openly about long alcoholism, saying he feared it would kill him, and credits a 12‑step program with decades of sobriety.
- He expresses deep remorse over leaving first wife Petronella Barker and being estranged from their daughter Abigail, calling it his greatest regret.
- He outlines his method for Hannibal Lecter, advising not to play the monster but a quiet, friendly version, and says he knows how to scare people.
- Coverage highlights a 35‑page poetry appendix and an audiobook largely narrated by Kenneth Branagh, with Hopkins linking the choice to feeling overwhelmed after the Palisades fire.