The 74-year-old Welsh actor, whose convincing portrayal as Alfred Hitchcock in "Hitchcock" may land him a best actor nomination, even unapologetically called the whole scenario "disgusting."
"Quite honestly, my agent phoned me and said, 'Tony, you've got to get to New York because there's talk of this and that.' I said, 'I can't go to New York because I'm doing two films here. I'm working again on Monday, I was working Friday; I can't possibly get to New York.'
"In a way, I'm sort of relieved that I don't have to get embroiled in all this publicity face to face. Because, first I can't do it, and second it makes no difference. You know, I have been around - I've got the Oscar myself for 'Silence of the Lambs' - and having to be nice to people and to be charming and flirting with them... Oh, come on!," he said.
"Hitchcock" will hit theatres on November 23.
The actor said that he once had a chance to meet the "Psycho" helmer in person before the filmmaker died.
"I did in West Hollywood. My agent took me to this restaurant one day and said, 'There's Alfred Hitchcock down there.' I said, 'Oh, God. Can I meet him?'
"Hitchcock had just gotten his knighthood, so we're walking past him and my agent said, 'Good afternoon, Sir Alfred.' He said, 'Hello. How are you?' He said, 'This is my client Anthony Hopkins.' Hitchcock said (to me), 'Charmed, I'm sure'."