The award-winning actor evidently didn’t find much fulfillment in his role as Odin.
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But after reading the script, Hopkins allegedly marked up several pages, scrawling “N.A.R.”
“No Acting Required,” Hopkins said of the acronym.
“I give a shot to apply it to everything I do: no acting required.
They put me in armor; they shoved a beard on me.
[They said] ‘Sit on the throne; shout a bit.'”
This evidently led to his No Acting Required stance when it came to many of the film’s scenes.
As for the acronym’s origin, Hopkins’ inspiration may be a bit surprising to some.
“He opened it up and Gregory Peck had written on a certain page, ‘N.A.R.’
So [the prop handler] asked, ‘What does this mean, Mr.
He said “No acting required.
You just look at the sea, and thats it!’
And thats true!”
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