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Daniel Day-Lewis

Read through the most famous quotes from Daniel Day-Lewis




Films exhaust me, they do, and I often want nothing more to do with them, but I'm continually surprised at the resurgence of the impulse to come back and do it all over again.


— Daniel Day-Lewis


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For about a year, I just didn't know what to do. I did laboring jobs, working in the docks, construction sites.


— Daniel Day-Lewis


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For as long as I can remember, the thing that gave me a sense of wonderment and renewal... has always been the work of other actors.


— Daniel Day-Lewis


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Germans don't speak in a German accent, they just speak German.


— Daniel Day-Lewis


#german #germans #just #speak

God knows, I haven't always been successful.


— Daniel Day-Lewis


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How can you be a recluse in a house full of children, even if you had the inclination to be, which I don't?


— Daniel Day-Lewis


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I avoid talking about the way I work. But in avoiding it I seem only to have encouraged people to focus their fantasies about me in an ever more fantastical way.


— Daniel Day-Lewis


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I became conflicted in my late teens.


— Daniel Day-Lewis


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I broke things to get attention.


— Daniel Day-Lewis


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Being at the centre of a film is a burden one takes on with innocence the first time. Thereafter, you take it on with trepidation.


— Daniel Day-Lewis


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About Daniel Day-Lewis

Daniel Day-Lewis Quotes




Did you know about Daniel Day-Lewis?

He had a relationship with French actress Isabelle Adjani which lasted six years and eventually ended after a split and reconciliation. The couple have two sons Ronan Cal Day-Lewis (born 1998) and CaDaniel Day-Lewisl Blake Day-Lewis (born 2002) and divide their time between their homes in New York City and Ireland. Lincoln received widespread critical acclaim much of it directed to Day-Lewis' performance.

Born and raised in London the son of Poet Laureate Cecil Day-Lewis and actress Jill Balcon. He often remains completely in character for the duration of the shooting schedules of his films even to the point of adversely affecting his health. He is known as being one of the most selective actors in the film industry having starred in only five films since 1998 with as many as five years between each role.

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