After four decades in Hollywood, Anthony Hopkins decided it was finally time to make a film under his own terms. The result was the deeply personal film "Slipstream," an art house picture ripped from the actor's subconscious. Often barraging the viewer with a calvacade of quick cuts, spliced-in stock footage and a timeline that jumps in and out of continuity, "Slipstream" tells the tale of a screenwriter (played by Hopkins) who is living in both the real world and a fictional one inhabited by his own characters.

In an exclusive interview with MTV News, Hopkins -- who wrote, directed and composed "Slipstream" -- describes how he views the film, his issues with California new-agers and the skinny on his upcoming biopic of legendary auteur Alfred Hitchcock.

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We've already reported that Anthony Hopkins isn't exactly the biggest fan of fantasy films, but there is one otherworldly epic that's caught his eye, and it's one that he seems up for joining.

While declaring he wasn't a fan of the "Potter" series, the actor perked up while mentioning another blockbuster franchise. "The only of those fantasy movies that I was a fan of was 'Star Wars,' Hopkins stated excitedly to MTV News. Sensing his enthusiasm, we mentioned to Hopkins the upcoming live-action television show, and suggested he could give creator George Lucas a call.

"Maybe I could play the Alec Guinness [part]," he responded, seemingly only half-joking. "The Force be With You." (Watch Hopkins tackle Obi-Wan below)