“We just sort of kind of waved from across the room and then sat down at the table.

And as you launched into Hannibal Lecter, I felt a chill come over the room.

Back in the 1990s, Hopkins was dating cooking and entertaining entrepreneurMartha Stewart(viaHollywood.com).

Anthony Hopkins smiles

“Oh, I loved him, but he was … scary.

Some people can’t separate art from the artist, and Stewart couldn’t separate character from the actor.

Perhaps she’s never seen “Silence of the Lambs”.

Anthony Hopkins celebrates his Oscar win in character