Daniel Day-Lewis
Daniel Day-Lewis
Sir Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewisis an English actor. He holds both British and Irish citizenship. Born and raised in London, he excelled on stage at the National Youth Theatre, before being accepted at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, which he attended for three years. Despite his traditional actor training at the Bristol Old Vic, he is considered to be a method actor, known for his constant devotion to and research of his roles. He often remains completely in character...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth29 April 1957
CityGreenwich, England
Where I come from, it was a heresy to say you wanted to be in movies, leave alone American movies.
To people who don't know me I'm defined by a number of things that people know about me that are entirely untrue.
I suppose it's a very highly developed form of denial, but some part of me completely denies that I'm a performer.
I suppose that anyone who does any kind of creative work some time in their life - especially as you grow into middle age! - you come to a time where you really question more and more frequently, whether you have anything else to offer. And at its worst, you feel utterly bereft of whatever creative force it takes to do that work.
Well, we all have murderous thoughts throughout the day, if not the week.
We all live under some repression; we have to, it's part of the deal.
I made the film in spite of Harvey, not because of Harvey.
If people take an interest in you and they think there's half a chance, they might hang on. It's dreadful.
I think I have a strange relationship with time. I'm not really aware of that time passing. I don't feel that I'm wasteful with time. But I'm not aware of it passing.