something I enjoy in DDL interviews is that he realizes that the (very sincere) things he says can sound very pretentious so he cautiously says them with some shyness, but still gets it out
It's funny that as I was watching Lincoln that I had to keep telling myself that this is an exceptional actor portraying President Lincoln and not Abraham Lincoln himself, there are alot of great films that I love watching but I have to give credit to the whole cast,crew and support people of this movie, the writers and producers and the director of this film for putting me in 1865 to experience the passion, history and significance of the time; I thank you all for the superb job you've done I believe it's the best movie I've ever seen.😊
No, it isn't because I'm 29 and I've fell for him since I saw him last year in Phantom Thread. I'd marry him right now!!! I LOVE DANIEL INSANELY, MY GOD❤❤❤❤💘💘💘💘
This is a fantastic film. I'd love to see how comparable Daniel Day-Lewis's portrayal of Lincoln is to the real person; I bet it's pretty close! And Sally Field's performance was absolutely amazing. Same with Tommy Lee Jones and many others. One of Spielberg's best and that is saying a lot!
Spader was great, too. Straihand? is perfect in the role of Seward, a much neglected historical figure. Can’t help thinking how events would have transpired with him as President. Maybe no end to slavery.
Very interesting video. Thank you for posting! :) Just a small note...it's cute how petite Sally Field is...I can't stop thinking ...Sally and the 7 giants :D
Damnit I'd love to see DDL and Christian Bale starring opposite each other. Perhaps even as family members or something. That would be 'method madness'.
something like the rivalry of Jackman and Bale in The Prestige. It would be my dream come true: two of my favorite actors (Bale and Day-Lewis) together in a film.
Really sorry that we didn’t hear really anything from David Strathairn except that the questioner answered the question. Would have loved to hear him talk about the experience of playing SOS Seward and working every day with Abraham Lincoln.
Would also have liked a little more focus on Grant. Liberals need to revive his reputation. He failed as a President basically because of his lack of political skills, but he remained one of the greatest figures in the world between 1865 and 1885. His funeral parade in NYC remains the greatest in American history. As immense as Churchill ’s in London in 1965/
I wish actors had more time to rehearse. As big as the budget was how much money certain people made. They could’ve allowed three or four weeks of practice for the actors
What most people don't realize is that not only does DDL in costume bear a remarkable resemblance to Lincoln, but David Strathairn is amazingly like the character he plays, Seward. He brings to live the figure Kerns wrote about. It would be interesting to see him do a bio pic of Seward.
+cyberlucy William H. Seward is probably one of the most underrated American political figures in history. At the 1860 Republican National Convention, Seward was actually the front runner for the Nomination. Despite losing the nomination Seward went on the serve as Lincoln's Secretary of State as well as his successor's Andrew Johnson. Today I doubt many people will know who he is.
i was distracted with him in that role...he kept reminding me of Pierce Patchett, the eccentric heroin-sniffing millionaire from L.A. Confidential. I felt like Secretary of State Seward had a part time job running whores that were cut to look like movie stars.
DDL is in a far more superior league to Bale, Gosling or Cooper. They would need to seriously up their game if they were to going to act opposite him. I can tell you for a fact that Cooper would kiss DDL's ass throughout production. In interviews he goes on about how he thinks DDL is the best actor etc. From an actors standpoint, he's infatuated with DDL
It's a little exaggerated imo, but I'll still say I agree for the sake of argument. Although you might not've meant to imply I said this, still I wanna point out I never meant to say Bale was as good as DDL is. All I was saying is that I'd really like for them to work together on something. Regardless of how lonely the peak DDL is at might be, Bale is still a brilliant actor in his own right as far as I'm concerned.
1 Bale has an oscar. 2 He should've has two already. 3 Gary fucking Oldman DOESN'T have an Oscar (Oscars say little). 4 You're obviously not familiar with Bale's body of work. 5 Many actors he's worked with including some of the greatest have praised him exceptionally, as have done director's. Bale is one of the best actor's of his generation, and if you disagree you're probably going to end up in the vast minority on that one. Do with that what you will.
Or do yourself a favor and go watch The Machinist, The Prestige, The Fighter, Rescue Dawn, American Psycho and even Empire of the Sun. Actually, his portrayal of Bruce Wayne/Batman was a great level of acting itself. But of course, you might be one of those narrow minded people who can't look past an unconventional outfit. Bale's making his second film with both Terrence Malick and David O. Russell - but of course, their judgement of actors is probably terrible... Silly me.
Hardly anyone in the audience knew anything about Seward the man. A much overlooked political figure. Down played because he took Johnson’s side, Nearly died from the assassination attempt that night. Hd he been untouched he probably would have saved Johnson from many mistakes in the summer and fall of 1865.
So haven't ALL other actors who work opposite DDL. I guess that means DDL can never act opposite anybody anymore. I never said Bale was as good as DDL is. But to call Bale an average actor, that's a statement you're gonna find opposition to with many, many great filmmakers and actors. Bale's Oscar is the final proof of that. Have your opinion, I don't care. I'm gonna care about the opinion of professionals, and most of all what I myself see, which is one of the best actors of his generation.
I feel this is very sad, An Academy Award Winning Actress twice by the way, has to test for a role that had been promised , and the lead man gets a year off to find the role? Stinks
i think it has very little to do with their gender and more with the fact that Spielberg said in an interview with Oprah that he and Day Lewis had already talked a lot about his role in the movie 9 years before they even started the production
When Steven started talking at 12:00 about casting 145 speaking parts I got so irritated lol. I’m just so stinking irritated that poor Sally (who is a living legend and and multi academy award winner) had to fight for this role. I’m so irritated 😂🤦🏻♀️- Idk I guess maybe it’s bc I’m a woman. I feel the weight of it. There is absolutely no reason why Sally had to fight for this role, it’s appalling.
His portrayal of batman could have been played the same by an 8 year old with a dumb voice. In fact, Heath Ledger made Bale look like an amateur in the Dark Knight. You could really see the difference between average and great acting. No matter how you spin it, he's not on Lewis' level. Bale has never played ANY role as challenging and controversial as Daniel's portrayal of Brown in my left foot. Bale has never played an iconic role like Lincoln.
The war was never really about slavery. A moral cause to go to war is always necessary. The real issue was a matter of stolen properties in the Southern states similar to what more recently occurred in Korea and Vietnam.
