Article: I sank my teeth into pounds 20m just for acting an easy part like Hannibal; HOPKINS IS BACK AS LECTER AND STARS FLOCK TO PREMIERE.(News)

Byline: JOHN HISCOCK in New York

THE eyes narrowed into a steely, Hannibal Lecter stare and Sir Anthony Hopkins'' lips curled back into a half-snarl.

The question had been a simple one. Had he had the liver for lunch. And what was his favourite meal?

"I'm 'a vegetarian,"" he snapped. "And I don't know anything about cooking. I can't even boil an egg. I have no interest in food at all - even in restaurants."

The Welsh-born classical actor is fending off questions about food because he is back on screen as the human flesh-eating gourmet ...

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