Actor Quotes by Daniel Day-Lewis

8 Actor quotes by Daniel Day-Lewis

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Daniel Day‑Lewis’s eight short statements reveal an intense, methodical mindset. The snippets feel profound and disciplined, offering a brief window into his legendary dedication to character.

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It must be hard interviewing actors.

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Very often there's this misapprehension about actors being people that need to display themselves, to reveal themselves in public.

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I think some actors thrive on working at a much greater pace than I do.

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Periodically over the years I've always taken periods of time away from acting.

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Acting is about people. Other people. Otherwise, you're not acting, you're doing monologues.

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As actors, we're all encouraged to feel that each job is the last job. They plant some little electrode in your head…

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When I did make the decision to focus on acting, I think my mother was just relieved for me that I had…

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I don't do all of this as an indulgence. I do it because I'm not a good enough actor to not do…

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I became conflicted in my late teens.

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I spend many months in apparently listless rumination out of which I hope something will emerge.

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Perhaps I'm particularly serious, because I'm not unaware of the potential absurdity of what I'm doing.

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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…

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There must've been some part of me that wanted to make my mark. But there was never a defining moment.

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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…

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The more articulate somebody is, the more suspicious I am of them. I like to feel that the important things remain unsaid.

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I've got a serious-looking head.

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I don't know what impression you might have of the way I live. I live in a quiet place. I do not live as…

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I broke things to get attention.

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I still relate to my father very much. I mean, I talk to him in a certain way, as we do talk to the…

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When I've gone back to work, it's always with that sense of inevitability. That may be a complete delusion, but it's the one that…

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There are always practical decisions to be made about any character you're playing.

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My preference is that, that day when someone sticks a tripod in front of you with a camera on the top, it is not…

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