Article: I'm glad I'm a drunk. I'd drink a bottle of tequila a day and didn't care if I died..but I would not have missed it for the world; SIR ANTHONY HOPKINS AT AA MEETING.(Features)

Byline: RICHARD SMITH

TEARFUL Hollywood star Sir Anthony Hopkins told a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous how booze wrecked his marriage and his life.

The Hannibal Lecter actor revealed how he became a washed-up drunken drifter knocking back a bottle of tequila a day.

But Oscar-winner Sir Anthony confessed: "I'm glad I'm an alcoholic."

The Welsh star added: "Oh yes, I wouldn't have missed it for the world.

"Obviously I'm sorry for the hurt I caused people but being an alcoholic was an amazing and powerful experience."

Sir ...

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