"I Have No Interest In Serial Killers" - Sir Anthony Hopkins On The Silence Of The Lambs

As Jonathan Demme's Oscar-winner turns 30, here's what its leading man had to say about playing the not-so-good Dr Lecter in 2004.

As a serial killer, Hannibal Lecter’s in a league of his own. But it was a while before Sir Anthony Hopkins was comfortable playing a cannibal.

“I have no interest in serial killers.” This admission from the Oscar-winning Welshman will seem odd to anyone who’s seen his portrayals of the charismatic Hannibal Lecter. Surely he must have poured over books a…