Anthony Hopkins claimed his estranged daughter, Abigail Hopkins, has ignored an invitation to reconcile.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy wife, Stella [Arroyave], sent an invitation [to Abigail] to come and see us,\u201d the \u201cSilence of the Lambs\u201d actor said in an interview with the New York Times<\/a>. <\/p>\n \u201cNot a word of response. So I think, \u2018OK, fine.\u2019 I wish her well, but I\u2019m not going to waste blood over that. If you want to waste your life being in resentment, fine, go ahead,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n Anthony Hopkins claimed his estranged daughter, Abigail Hopkins, has ignored an invitation to reconcile. Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images<\/p>\n \u201cMy wife, Stella [Arroyave], sent an invitation [to Abigail] to come and see us,\u201d the \u201cSilence of the Lambs\u201d actor said in an interview with the New York Times. Getty Images for GEA<\/p>\n Anthony \u2014 who shares daughter Abigail, 57, with first wife Petronella Barker \u2014 said he attempts not to carry \u201cresentment over the past\u201d because that is \u201cdeath.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYou\u2019re not living. You have to acknowledge one thing: that we are imperfect,\u201d he added. <\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re not saints. We\u2019re all sinners and saints or whatever we are. We do the best we can.\u201d<\/p>\n The \u201cHannibal\u201d star said he believed he \u201cdid what [he] could\u201d to resolve the issues with his daughter and wants Abigail to \u201cget over it.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cNot a word of response. So I think, \u2018OK, fine.\u2019 I wish her well, but I\u2019m not going to waste blood over that. If you want to waste your life being in resentment, fine, go ahead,\u201d he added. BACKGRID<\/p>\n Anthony \u2014 who shares daughter Abigail, 57, with first wife Petronella Barker \u2014 said he attempts not to carry \u201cresentment over the past\u201d because that is \u201cdeath.\u201d FilmMagic<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \u201cLife is painful. Sometimes people get hurt. Sometimes we get hurt,\u201d he shared.<\/p>\n \u201cBut you can\u2019t live like that. You have to say, \u2018Get over it.\u2019 And if you can\u2019t get over it, fine, good luck to you. I have no judgment. But I did what I could. So that\u2019s it. That\u2019s all I want to say.\u201d<\/p>\n Anthony was then asked if he hoped Abigail would read his forthcoming memoir, \u201cWe Did Ok, Kid,\u201d<\/a> next month, he replied: \u2018I\u2019m not going to answer that. No. I don\u2019t care.\u201d<\/p>\n The \u201cHannibal\u201d star said he believed he \u201cdid what [he] could\u201d to resolve the issues with his daughter and wants Abigail to \u201cget over it.\u201d Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images<\/p>\n When Anthony was then asked if he hoped Abigail would read his forthcoming memoir, \u201cWe Did Ok, Kid,\u201d next month, he replied, \u201cI\u2019m not going to answer that. No. I don\u2019t care.\u201d Anthony Hopkins\/Instagram<\/p>\n When the interviewer asked the Oscar winner whether they should move on from the touchy family topic, Anthony responded: \u201cPlease. I want you to. Because I don\u2019t want to hurt her.\u201d<\/p>\n Page Six has reached out to Abigail for comment but did not immediately hear back.<\/p>\n Anthony and Abigail have been estranged for more than 20 years. <\/p>\n Anthony and Abigail have been estranged for more than 20 years. Anthony Hopkins\/Instagram<\/p>\n In a 2006 interview, Abigail recalled how she rarely saw her famous father when she was a child. AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n In a 2006 interview with\u00a0the Telegraph<\/a>, Abigail recalled how she rarely saw her famous father during her childhood. <\/p>\n \u201cI would see him, but maybe once a year. There is a little bit of sadness but I have to get on with my life,\u201d the singer confessed.<\/p>\n \u201cIt has always been like that. See him, and then not. Then, when I was 16, there was some row,\u201d<\/p>\n