Anthony Hopkins’ Wife Thinks He May Have Autism

Anthony Hopkins’ wife thinks he may have autism, but he says he’s not concerned with “labels.”

While speaking candidly about everything from his family history to his mental health in a new interview with The Sunday Times — published on Saturday, Nov. 1 — the Oscar winner, 87, revealed that his wife, Stella Arroyave, once suggested he has a neurodevelopmental disorder.

“I’m obsessed with numbers. I’m obsessed with detail. I like everything in order. And memorizing,” Hopkins told the British outlet. “Stella looked it up and she said, ‘You must be Asperger’s.’ ”

“I didn’t know what the hell she was talking about,” Hopkins said of his wife’s informal diagnosis. “I don’t even believe it.”

Asperger’s syndrome is a former medical diagnosis that “now falls under the broader umbrella of autism spectrum disorder (ASD),” according to the Cleveland Clinic. ASD is a neurological and developmental disorder that affects how people interact with others, communicate, learn and behave, according to the National Institute of Mental Health.

Although ASD can be diagnosed at any age, symptoms generally appear in the first two years of life. After Decca Aitkenhead, the Sunday Times journalist who interviewed Hopkins, pointed out that a late-life diagnosis could bring him relief, the actor revealed his “cynical” view on the matter.

“Well, I guess I’m cynical because it’s all nonsense,” he told the outlet. “It’s all rubbish. ADHD, OCD, Asperger’s, blah, blah, blah. Oh God, it’s called living.”

“It’s just being a human being, full of tangled webs and mysteries and stuff that’s in us. Full of warts and grime and craziness, it’s the human condition. All these labels. I mean, who cares? But now it’s fashion,” Hopkins said.

Hopkins’ interview with The Sunday Times comes amid a candid press run tied to his forthcoming memoir, We Did OK, Kid. While appearing on the Oct. 25 episode of The New York Times podcast The Interview, the veteran actor reflected on his struggles with alcohol — and recalled the exact moment he realized he was an alcoholic.

“I was drunk and driving my car here in California in a blackout, no clue where I was going, when I realized that I could have killed somebody — or myself, which I didn’t care about,” recalled the actor, who marked 49 years of sobriety in January.

“I came to my senses,” Hopkins continued, “and said to an ex-agent of mine at this party in Beverly Hills, ‘I need help.’ ”

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Hopkins’ memoir, We Did OK, Kid, will be published on Nov. 4.