""50 years ago today, I was nearly killed. I drove my car in a drunken blackout. That's the way it was. I realized at that point that I was having too much fun. It was called alcoholism.""
""So, anyone out there who's got a little problem with having too much [alcohol], check it out," he said."
""Because life is much better. So I stopped. Without bragging, I got help, and 50 years ago today, it [was] the end.""
""I came to my senses and said to an ex-agent of mine at this party in Beverly Hills, 'I need help.' It was 11 o'clock precisely - I looked at my watch - and this is the spooky part: Some deep powerful thought or voice spoke to me from inside and said: 'It's all over. Now you can start living. And it has all been for a purpose, so don't forget one moment of it.'""
Anthony Hopkins marked 50 years of sobriety while warning against excessive drinking and wishing a happy New Year. He recounted nearly being killed in a drunken blackout five decades ago and recognized that he had alcoholism, which led him to seek help. He encouraged anyone with alcohol problems to check their behavior and get assistance, saying life improved after he stopped drinking. Hopkins reflected on choosing life, noted his approaching 88th birthday, and described a moment of clarity during a blackout when an inner voice told him, "It's all over. Now you can start living."
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