United Kingdom, Nov. 3 -- Sir Anthony Hopkins' wife believes he is autistic.

The 86-year-old actor is "obsessed" with numbers and small details, which has led Stella Arroyave, 69, to suggest he may be neurodivergent.

He told the Sunday Times Culture magazine: "I'm obsessed with numbers. I'm obsessed with detail. I like everything in order. And memorising.

"Stella looked it up and she said, 'You must be Asperger's.' I didn't know what the hell she was talking about. I don't even believe it."

The Silence of the Lambs star has no plans to seek a formal diagnosis because he thinks it is all "nonsense" and simply a modern fashion to seek a "label".

He said: "Well, I guess I'm cynical because it's all nonsense. It's all rubbish. ADHD, OCD,...