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'I could have killed someone': Sir Anthony Hopkins recalls realising he was an alcoholic

Sir Anthony Hopkins has been sober for almost 50 years

Sir Anthony Hopkins knew he needed to get help for his drinking when he realised he "could have killed" someone.

The 87-year-old actor - who celebrated 49 years sober last December - was driving around California while in a "blackout" and had a sudden moment of awareness that he was an alcoholic and needed to quit the bottle.

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