i fell out of acting for a few years until i watched that movie a few months ago. he completely revitalized my passion for the art and why i wanted to do it in the first place. it kills me that he takes 5 year intermissions between roles because i study his methods religiously. what a great inspiration :)
He probably doesn't want to go on the Actor's Studio because he doesn't want all those personal questions asked and talking about his favorite curse word. I totally respect him for that; He just greatly values his privacy.
I love how sincere he is and just says what he means and no macho or cool facade about him at all , and being a fan of his movies this interview was a delight to watch thanks : )
Truly one of the greatest leading actors to ever grace the silver screen and seemingly a very intelligent and down to earth individual not jaded by his own talent and success. His upcoming performance as Lincoln will no doubt be something to behold.
I am studying acting in my school. Daniel Day-Lewis is one actor that I look up to when it comes to acting. I love his work and I hope one day, I will be as good as he is.
I've seen There Will Be Blood literaly 50 times. I can't get over how fucking great he is in it. Same with Gangs of New York. He blows everyone one away. He's The Beatles of acting. He's Michael Jordan of acting. Whatever term you want to use that says he's the very best. He is...
He could have won another Oscar for gangs of New York. He is at least as good as the pianist that year. But there are political reasons obviously in favor of pianist.
@@Gma00001 I didn't say that. But when you say "far" from the best. The fact he has 3 Oscars doesn't help your case. Id love to hear the giant list of actors ahead of him since he's far from the best
I got to meet this guys yesterday in UCD and I must say hes actually really cool guys to talk to, was sweating bricks cause i was star struck but he was very down to earth,
He looks like the kind of person you could sit in a quiet pub with, have a few pints of Guinness, and just have a nice civilised conversation with him.
The great thing about this man is that he takes so much time to become who he is supposed to portray. In Gangs of New York, the story goes he would go out on the streets in costume and pick fights with people in character. In "Lincoln" they would all call him "Mr. President" the whole time while filming. In "Last of the Mohicans" he went out into the wilderness and learned how to live. All of this was to make a truly one of a kind, authentic character.
Hard to believe that this man is Daniel Plainview and William Cuddy..One of the greatest actors ever. After you see the man here and the extremes that he could convince people he is capable of...unbelievable..
He is truly the most wonderful and talented actor of this generation, if not in ALL generations. I JUST saw NINE and I could not believe he could do a musical. I mean honestly no one else could have done lincoln like he has done. He's just brilliant.
He played my uncle Christy Brown in my ieft foot,And is as nice in the flesh as he is here a gent and a great actor very funny and down to earth family man!! Much respect✊ 🇮🇪
thank you! its so hard to find stuff on this guy that i haven't already seen. first because he rarely does stuff like this but also because he's not some "mainstream" and "commercial" hollywood actor - although i would hate it if he became that. he's much too good for that. he's incredible.
he will be remembered more than likely as one of the top 3 greatest actors of all time along with brando and deniro, and i think about brando's interviews and how brando, with how immense his ego was, wouldnt even straightforwardly answer any questions, but day-lewis is such a down to earth, normal gentleman. One of the all-time greats long before his career is over.
the best part of Gangs of New York was watching Lewis chew scenery. so much fun. when he goes "you tell young vallon, i'll paint paradise square with his blood! 2 coats!! I'll FESTOON my bed chambers with his guts!!"
i'm really knew to Mr. Lewis, only seen Blood and Gangs...I had NO idea what this man's actual voice sounded like and i thought he was actually gruff...WOW...i can see now how damn good an actor he is
@RevolutionFist yes he is, i herd in gangs of new York, he stayed in character between takes and took butcher lessons. even when he had pneumonia he refused to wear a warmer coat or seek treatment as it was not in keeping with the period of the film. this man is a true actor.
I see your point. Whenever I let someone borrow Gangs though I have a little note inside that says they should look up one of these interviews just to see how he really is so thay can better understand the transformation. I think he was robbed of that oscar too.
If I ever became an actor, I would want to have the acting talents of Daniel-Day Lewis, Johnny Depp, Robert Downey Jr., Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, and Denzel Washington rolled into one. I would want to be the kinda actor that gets lost into his roles and actually become those people and doesn't stop being those people until the day after the last day of shooting on and off camera. When people see me on screen or on TV, they wouldn't see me, they would see my character and believe I was them!
He played himself in everyone of those movies. Even movies like Benny and June, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, and Whats Eating Gilbert Grape, (and even Chocolate), he played a slightly bizarre/awkward character. In everyone you listed he did the same, and in real life he is kinda awkward and has some odd mannerisms. In no way am I say he is not a good actor, I think he is great, but Lewis plays a range of people (even Broadway), fully devoting himself to the role like none other.
I think this current generation of actors are absolutely amazing, from DDL to Depp, dicaprio, wahlberg, to Ledger (rip), to Brad Pitt, to the amazing Gary Oldman. there are many others, but these guys really stand out. unlike Rock music, boxing, live or filmed TV entertainment, which has gone so far south its embarrassing, these guys have taken acting to a whole new level. Bravo.
@iloveneytiri Brando did some hammy performances. He definitely wasn't a consistent actor. But Brando was an experimenter. And more often than should be allowed in any actor's career, he gave plenty of monumental game-changing performances. His monologue in Apocalypse Now is among the greatest ever filmed. And it's not only Americans who say this. Many great british actors are his greatest fans. He brought a realism to acting that hadn't been seen in American or British movies at that time.
