Daniel Day-Lewis quotes

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)
You don't merely give over your creativity to making a film -- you give over your life In theatre, by contrast, you live these two rather strange lives simultaneously you have no option but to confront the mould on last night's washing-up. View quote
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I was a savage for so many years of my life. There was some seed of determination in me that I was not conscious of. I was mostly consciously getting into trouble and drunk. View quote
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There's nothing worse than finding yourself in a situation, a very demanding piece of work, and knowing that you're not a true ally to the person who's in charge of all that. View quote
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[re: Abraham Lincoln. ] "For whatever reason, and I can't explain why - that moment at which one is drawn into the orbit, irrevocably, of a life. I felt the tug of that orbit. I didn't know why; I was quite alarmed by it..." View quote
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You can never fully put your finger on the reason why you're suddenly, inexplicably compelled to explore one life as opposed to another. View quote
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At a certain age it just became apparent to me that this was probably the work that I would have to do. View quote
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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. View quote
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I come from not just a household but a country where the finesse of language, well-balanced sentence, structure, syntax, these things are driven into us, and my parents, bless them, are great custodians of the English language. View quote
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I suppose the place where I live is fairly remote, it would seem remote to some people. View quote
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I find it easier to work when it's quiet. (Daniel Day-Lewis)
I just knew at an early time in my life how important privacy was. View quote
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[re: Abraham Lincoln] "Shall we stop this bleeding." View quote
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The thing about performance, even if it's only an illusion, is that it is a celebration of the fact that we do contain within ourselves infinite possibilities. View quote
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The whole thing of weight, I guess it's because there is a wider fascination we all have with weight. View quote
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Many years ago, I really didn't know where the next work was coming from. View quote
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The last time I was on a small set would've been probably My Left Foot. View quote
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Everybody has to know for themselves what they're capable of. View quote
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I see a lot of movies. I love films as a spectator, and that's never obscured by the part of me that does the work myself. I just love going to the movies. View quote
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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. View quote
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My curiosity sustains me for the period of the shoot. (Daniel Day-Lewis)
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 a hermit, though other people would prefer it if I did. View quote
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I feel less often compelled to do the work than I was in the past. View quote
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I would wish for any one of my colleagues to have the experience of working with Martin Scorsese once in their lifetime. View quote
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I suppose I have a highly developed capacity for self-delusion, so it's no problem for me to believe that I'm somebody else. View quote
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