Sir Anthony Hopkins "doesn’t have any idea" if he is a grandfather.
The 80-year-old actor hasn’t spoken to his 50-year-old daughter Abigail Hopkins – who he shares with his ex-wife, actress Petronella Barker – for two decades, and insists he "doesn’t care" about his family split.
He said: "I don’t have any idea. People break up. Families split and, you know, ‘Get on with your life.’
"People make choices. I don’t care one way or the other."
When it was suggested his comments may come across a bit cold, he replied: "Well, it is cold. Because life is cold.
"It’s like John Osborne’s response when someone said to him, ‘Mr Osborne, your play is so offensive,’ and he said, ‘Life is offensive.’ "
The ‘Remains of the Day’ star – who is now married to Stella Arroyave – has adopted a version of his father’s life philosophy of "grow up and get on with it" as his own, and believes it is a "great gift" to be able to plough on without regrets.
Speaking about his dad Richard, he said: "All he knew was hard work and hardship and I inherited that from him – that ethic for work.
"My philosophy is, ‘Stop whingeing – get a life.’ And that was my father’s philosophy, ‘Grow up and get on with it.’
"I have gratitude for it in a way. It’s a great gift to be all of the things that you are – you can either die of them or make light of them.
"Any discomfort from the past, any pain … use it."
What’s more, the ‘Westworld’ star insists he has "become more mellow" as he has got older.
He added to Radio Times magazine: "I’ve survived over the years and become more mellow, but I know how to reach into it, you know.
"The violence and the anger – I know all about that stuff. Instinctively, deep down inside my nature."
Anthony Hopkins: I don’t know if I’m a granddad
