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While Anthony Hopkins reflected on his sobriety journey, he also realized his own mental health issues may have stemmed from his father, who was also a big drinker.

Hopkins, 87, confessed to The Sunday Times that as his "father's son," it crossed his mind that "there was something not right" with his own mind.

It was famed British actor Laurence Olivier who encouraged Hopkins to pursue mental health therapy and see a psychiatrist. Hopkins admitted he "briefly" saw a therapist, but wasn't too fond of the process.

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"He kept saying, ‘Let’s go back,’ Hopkins recalled. "And I’d just go, ‘I don’t want to do this.’ So

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