RadarOnline.com can reveal Sir Anthony Hopkins ' long battle with alcohol began as a misguided tribute to the Hollywood icons he idolized – rebels such as James Dean and Marlon Brando – whose brooding defiance shaped his early view of what it meant to be an actor.

The two-time Oscar winner, now 87, says his heavy drinking began in the 1960s as his career gathered pace in Britain and America, part of a culture that glorified rebellion both on and off screen.

But what started as a way to emulate his heroes spiraled into a destructive pattern that nearly ended his life and career. Article continues below advertisement

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