Daniel Day-Lewis: The Strange Actor Nobody Knows Anything About | Rumour Juice

[@toddclarke2348]

He's not strange. He is simply unique. Definitely one of the best. Every movie He's been in is brilliant

[@maryeliason1504]

Yes! Thank you.

[@SyrinxArcadianNymph]

He's a little bit mad but it's ok. That's why he is unique. (He received psychiatric treatment in '94; this old interview reveals Daniel's hidden sides, but without condemning him.) Read this old interview, google it: (copy and paste in google) November 24,l996 THE MAIL on Sunday/LONDON THE DECEIT OF DANIEL DAY-LEWIS ONE WEEK AFTER THE STAR'S SECRET MARRIAGE, A SPURNED LOVER BREAKS HER SILENCE.

[@whynottalklikeapirat]

Strangely unique

[@vavoun]

Phe-no-me-nal actor!!! In my opinion the best of the last thirty years, by far. Loved every single performance of his.

[@erikasmith8894]

I agree 150%. I really hope he will return to acting.

[@yosoykarito]

I agree with you, He's the best actor of our generation and I doubt there will be another with his passion for the art itself and no hunger for fame and money.

[@RumourJuice]

Ab-so-lu-te-ly! We couldn't agree with you more! It's hard not to love his movies when he's so talented and commits so fully to his roles!

[@Samreen_kaur_2428]

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[@sweatshopjesus]

I'm not disagreeing with the phenomenality of Daniel's acting chops but he's not alone. There have been others. John Hurt springs to mind.

[@rezarfar]

People say "he's the greatest actor of his generation"... absolute rubbish, he is literally the greatest actor of all time, in any generation. He is the GOAT of acting.

[@tusharkumar8750]

I Agree, I don't think even Brando would gone too far in his career to prepare a role.

[@BadassMoFo.]

Exactly

[@rossmcevitt1975]

I think he is defo in top 3 but would have liked to have seen him in more but I think that is what makes him so good

[@xplaybwoix]

Not true . Look up Brando in the men . Brando has things even ddl doesn’t have . Much more understated and naturalistic . His work in the 50’s was ground breaking and is common place with actors now . His performance of Don Corleone is up there with any performance of Day Lewis

[@mandani-o5r]

👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@jamesodonoghue4541]

Interestingly this is very accurate of Daniel. Have bumped into him and his lovely wife here in Wicklow many times prior to covid. Had coffee in his house with them. Absolute gent, so down to earth. Hopefully he is getting on with life in retirement 🙂

[@yosoykarito]

You're so lucky you have met them in real life! Thank you so much for sharing your experience.

[@jamesodonoghue4541]

@@yosoykarito don't think he would see it that was. Very ordinary man with extraordinary talent. From my interactions if you're normal and talking about weather and life and local things he is very engaging. If you go full on fan swoon he will run 😂 noone bothers him here. Eats local goes to local small shops lives a rather simple life. His wife is lovely a real New Yorker 😂 not met them in few years now

[@yosoykarito]

@@jamesodonoghue4541 I'm a fan of him and I don't think I could ever meet him but still I like to know what does he likes to be treated. Somehow I got the feeling he was actually that way because his gestures and his whole aura talks about a simple man. And Rebecca seems to be nice and cheerful. In the remote case I ever meet them, I will remember the tip of not talking to them as a fan 😅✨ Thank you once again for sharing! (and sorry for my bad English).

[@lewstone5430]

Hey, me too!

[@koka1668]

So lucky you!is he funny person to be around with or so reserved as everyone says?to me seems very sweet man! thanks for giving this info ,would be nice to really get to know more about this great actor!

[@JoyoSnooze]

Daniel Day-Lewis has only done 11 feature-length films as a lead actor in his entire career, and has been nominated in the Best Actor category for 6 of them, with 3 wins. This man is truly incredible.

[@voulafisentzidis8830]

He started in television and I've seen as many of his shows as are available. He's wonderful in: 1. How Many Miles To Babylon? 2. My Brother, Jonathan 3. The Insurance Man and others. He truly is the best of every generation as he's different in every role.

[@justinchetham-strode5234]

Shortly after Daniel won his first Oscar for My left foot, I was at my mother's house when she asked me if I remembered him. I wondered what she was talking about, and she told me how when I was a small child, the Day - Lewis family had rented a flat from my grandparents in Sussex, right next door to their own house. They had the flat for a year or so, and Daniel and I were about the same age, so we played together regularly. In all honesty, I don't remember him at all, but it was a long time ago.

[@akshaybhagat1019]

Wow!!

[@SanphireJaide7]

He took acting to places no-one had been before. For me, There Will Be Blood was beyond powerful and confronting - it was psychologically something of immense complexity that we'd never seen before. Definitely he's in a class of his own - I've never seen better acting. Mesmerising and genius level.

[@bangslamwham88]

I don't get the praise for There Will Be Blood. It was one of the most boring movies I ever had to sit through.

[@pramesh.gurung]

@@bangslamwham88 same here 😂😂 maybe i need to rewatch it. Watched it as teenager. Loved him in gangs of newyork.

[@freefromthedark6784]

Completely false ...y'all don't seem to know much about acting...there was very little special going on in there will be blood...literally insanely overrated

[@connorshepard888]

Marlon Brando?

[@SanphireJaide7]

@@connorshepard888 Yes, equally genius and original!

[@DavidKing-jx3sg]

Greatest actor of his generation. Very intelligent and driven. Will miss him on the big screen

[@nigelsmith3719]

If a phenomenal script arrives worthy of his artistry, in the hands of a great director, I am sure he will act again.

[@rezarfar]

He doesn't read scripts in retirement, so even if a great script gets written, even if it gets delivered to his house, he wouldn't read it. So this won't happen.

[@nigelsmith3719]

@@rezarfar What if a great script is read to him over the phone, will he listen?

[@rezarfar]

@@nigelsmith3719 i dunno, would he even take the call? He's a very private individual, quite reclusive even, i believe he's always been notoriously hard to get in touch with. Even when he was active, he didn't do many projects, one film every few years.

[@nigelsmith3719]

@@rezarfar If he is not going to be active, then what is the point of living?

[@rezarfar]

@@nigelsmith3719 So do people just die after they retire? Lol he was never really that active anyway, his most active period was during the 1980s, he made like 8 films in 8 years or something, after that he did one movie every 2 years or longer sometimes, from 2002 till 2017 he only did 7 films. He does other stuff, i believe he's an avid carpenter, he likes to make stuff from wood. He has enough money to never work again and I'm sure he has plenty of stuff to do without acting.

[@rubytuesdayphoenix]

I'd like to add that the incident when Day-Lewis apparently saw his real life father's ghost was when he was playing Hamlet, which makes it especially ironic/fitting with Hamlet's father's ghost playing a key role in the play

[@yosoykarito]

He talks about that in this interview kzbin.info/www/bejne/o6rQfZWwm7uab8k min 4:40

[@RumourJuice]

Oh wow, what a story! Thanks for sharing it with us

[@markunknown6507]

No, he said he had an incident that involved his father ( such as feeling his presence)but he later denied it and said he doesn’t remember ever seeing his father. I’ve read and heard that he saw his father but later denied it and that he had an incident but later denied it. Who really knows

[@rubytuesdayphoenix]

@@markunknown6507 Interesting- thanks for adding this! I guess when a story like the Hamlet ghost one comes out about the same guy who married Arthur Miller's daughter only a year after playing John Proctor in The Crucible, it sounds true enough :)

[@markunknown6507]

@@rubytuesdayphoenix this is a crazy world!!

[@rics1883]

Daniel Lewis, Gary old man, Katherine Hepburn, Meryl Streep and Cate Blanchett These actors are legends. Best of all the times

[@rohanparihar8300]

Frances mcdormand, robert de niro

[@davedogge2280]

Tom Green

[@zaidanahnaf9431]

Tilda Swinton

[@zt1788]

@@davedogge2280 truly turned the art of acting on it's head with his seminal piece "Freddy got fingered". Never before have I given a standing ovation in a cinema, and I fear never will I again. God bless you, Tom Green.

[@davedogge2280]

@@zt1788 Tom Green an absolute genius.

[@aliciaaldarondo4535]

He is a great actor. If he does retire from acting it will be a lost for those who loves to see him in movies. Do wish him the best in life.

[@RumourJuice]

Oh absolutely! There are so many movies we love from him! Which one is your favorite? On of ours is, "Phantom Thread."

[@mellamell7441]

I have seen The Unbearable Lightness of Being 36 times. It’s my all time favorite movie. Thank DDL - you were terrific in it.

[@ritahorvath8207]

♡ 👍

[@JCPJCPJCP]

Good book, too.

[@yosoykarito]

He was also terrific in A Room With A View^^

[@patrickmorgan4006]

Don't know if that is my favorite of his films, because there are so many great ones to choose from, but I've also watched it many times. Very underrated.

[@fifthof1795]

You've kept count ??

[@marjanp4784]

My favorite actor...his performance in "There will be blood" is probably the greatest performance by an actor in cinematic history...

[@susanmckenzie363]

He’s not odd. It is called method acting. And he’s not strange and any sane person would protect his privacy.

[@Snatchystashy]

I've always respected him for the fact that he was about the craft and the craft alone. No bullshit, best actor ever, hands down. No one has ever had such versatility and range.

[@tomoakley760]

It's telling that a famous actor wanting to be left alone in his private life is considered "strange". Introversion and privacy are not signs of strangeness.

[@mikeoneill5042]

Clearly the most outstanding actor of all time. Performances on another level. In Gangs of New York - he was the film! Should have also clearly won the Oscar too. Importantly other actors and directors have the same opinion. Hopefully he will give us a few more performances.

[@truespirit730]

I have loved DD Lewis since "My Beautiful Laundrette" 1985. He is a phenomenal actor. I thought for sure he would play Lestat after I read "Interview with a Vampire". Lestat's physical description is DD Lewis. I will love him forever!😍❤

[@samanthab1923]

Wow I never thought of him as Lestat. That would have been cool. Always thought Rutger Hauer was the one.

[@EnglishActor]

If I'm not mistaken, Daniel Day-Lewis refused an invitation to join the cast of "Interview with a Vampire". But Daniel can play anyone so he would be amazing in the role of Lestat

[@truespirit730]

@@EnglishActor I did not know that. Thank you for the info

[@samanthab1923]

@@EnglishActor Never heard that. I could see him working with Neal Jordan. The Irish thing.

[@taj8231]

The man is like an epic, rare, elusive legend. I really believed somehow that he WAS Nathaniel. He does his job and goes home at the end of the day for the same reason we go to the theatre. To loose ourselves in another life, story and time. Then we go back home. If the performance is great, there is no need for an actor to do more.

[@TJSaw]

One of the greatest actors to have ever lived. A cinematic legend whose performances will be talked about even a hundred years from now.

[@john-bo9ve]

definately...no doubt

[@alexman378]

That’s what actors should be like. Because here’s the thing, despite him being so well known, I never see DDL in anything. I always see his characters, because I don’t know what he’s actually like. So even if I see his face in different projects, it’s always someone else, not DDL playing someone else.

[@gailwebb5475]

The first time I saw The Last of the Mohicans where he played Hawkeye I was transformed back to that era and place. He was that character…right down to learning how to survive in the woods and how to use the weapons…plus seeing him in a loincloth wasn’t too bad, either!

[@suzanp8431]

He is awesome!! Recluse? Odd ball? When he comes out to play a role… he is magnificent!

[@RumourJuice]

You said it Suzan! Daniel has a "go big or go home attitude" and we love it!

[@playmusicnet7347]

His portrayal of Abraham Lincoln was the most phenomenal portrayal about historic figure to ever be filmed.

[@playmusicnet7347]

Mutiny on the Bounty 1984 Daniel Day-Lewis, Liam Neeson, Anthony Hopkins and Mel Gibson.

[@SamLopezI]

I agree wholeheartedly!

[@getora]

My favourite actor/artist. The finest/best actor in the whole universe.

[@Ahmad-Mounir44]

The only actor who has done a handful of films, won 3 Oscars and quit while other actors who are more famous than him made dozens of films and won 1 or 2 Oscars max. If he sneezes, he'll win an Oscar. Not to mention the time gap he used to leave between projects just to add to his "Strange" strategy. He's still very underrated to me. "I drink your milkshake"

[@angelbabysqueaky3985]

He is such a great actor, that I hope that he'll find a role to tempt him. A wonderful human being too. He and his wife go to visit his brother-in-law. Who is in a home for people that need help.

[@dougdingey5020]

A true committed genius. The results speak for themselves, this is the level of commitment you need to achieve the level of greatness he has.

[@originalsusser]

He doesn't just act, he becomes. A person worthy of his accolades.

[@Erasureeraser]

I'm sad that he won't act again but he deserves his retirement just like Jack Nicholson and Joe Pesci. He has nothing more to prove to anybody for his talent so he just does stuff that brings him joy which is be closer to his family and i fully respect him. He left a legacy that will live on forever

[@erincaitlin1655]

A true legend ...

[@RumourJuice]

We couldn't agree more Erin, his talent is unbelievable and his movies have all been amazing!

[@GwenMckee-g9i]

He doesn't just act, he becomes. A person worthy of his accolades.. He doesn't just act, he becomes. A person worthy of his accolades..

[@suziqubes]

He is a consummate actor. I don’t think he is strange. I think he shuns the limelight, which is admirable in light of the typical film star image. I hope he does more roles. I love The Age of Innocence, one of my favorite films.

[@JCPJCPJCP]

Yes! That is a very underrated picture. I think it's Scorsese's best, although it's rarely mentioned when Marty's movies are discussed and compared.

[@gailwebb5475]

I love that movie…it’s fabulous and so beautifully done. He was so perfect as Archer.

[@honestlyyours1069]

Loved his performance as the main character in the movie "My Left Foot". Great performance by a wonderful actor! Also, loved the book that the movie is based on.👍❤️

[@revagreen2303]

Genius in In the Name of the Father and every other movie he has made! The best!

[@sharonalbanese8084]

He gives so much of himself with every role, which is why he does so few films.

[@teachersconference8932]

Brilliance is the only word. My favs .. Age of Innocence , my left foot,. Last of the Mohicans , gangs of new york ...

[@aliceflanagan3672]

Brilliant just brilliant!

[@piranha5506]

He’s one of the few actors who has that Brando quality of having both a charismatic on screen presence and great acting versatility.

[@annashoptillidrop]

I like him since “My Left Foot”👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@cjdr.4145]

He has a particular "commitment to the craft." He researches the role and circumstances; then takes that info and breathes life into it, he develops his character in a way that's unique. His process is what makes him such a brilliant actor. Him being reclusive demonstrates that the "Hollywood lifestyle" is not for him.

[@Spectans1]

My all time favorite actor!

[@timedilated6349]

The greatest of all time

[@LaurenceALLINIEU]

He's my favorite comedian, so many differents faces, accent and so more. I'm french and around me nobody knows him, incredible... I loved Last of Mohican, To much violence but wonderfull moovie. Others but I only know title in french... Thanks to have shared this. Temperence

[@averaguilar]

Daniel for sure has made a bold proposal to the noble cinema art, pulled it off brilliantly and then some, and he carved a new direction in the art of cinema history. A genius in my humble opinion.

[@dolphineachonga555]

I love these types of actors because, when they show up on screen, I can get lost in whoever they're playing.

[@gailwebb5475]

One of my very favorite actors!!

[@lingalet754]

Unreachable level for any living actor in Hollywood and beyond (aka Daniel Day-Lewis)

[@hellod495]

I worship him, definitely he deserves 4th oscar

[@NTav540]

Should have won for Phantom Thread.

[@belgamsafn]

"extremely odd, strange, weird"... And i'm not even 2 minutes in. Keep your video lol, DDL is class

[@chrisgreen1904]

When one is so committed and brilliant at what they do, it tends to call them day and night. He will never leave the art of acting, he has no choice, it is in him, always waiting for the perfect role.

[@joseayala8506]

My top 10 greatest living actors: 1. Daniel Day Lewis 2. Gary Oldman 3. Denzel Washington 4. Leonardo DiCaprio 5. Christoph Waltz 6. Christian Bale 7. Morgan Freeman 8. Jack Nicolson 9. Robert DeNiro 10. Al Pacino

[@worer850]

He was just ridiculous in Gangs of new York . 5 star 🌟 performance

[@benthungin8949]

genius and an extremely kind and reserved man. A true treasure

[@AndreiRose]

Amazing actor! God forbid he ever plays a serial killer though

[@RumourJuice]

Hahahaha, we don't think he'd take his method acting THAT far. ;)

[@JasonPatrick-tj4xj]

Would be his best role

[@tearitloosetearitloose4670]

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha...

[@sheltondoggett4007]

I’ve always wanted to see him in a role of that nature!

[@ziizee4614]

😁😁😁

[@Brianlagrand1gmail.comLagrand]

Greatest actor ever!

[@seahorserider]

Hopefully he will again grace the silver screen in yet another awe-filled performance. Cheers.

[@gabia.6213]

Wonderful actor

[@christopherjohn7442]

Definitely the best actor of all time

[@raymondmoore2707]

Although I greatly admire his acting , I hope he stays with his family and enjoys a long happy life

[@RamonIRL]

Crazy genius and one the greatest actors to ever grace this earth.

[@d5078]

Gary Oldman and Daniel Day Lewis...in A class by themselves...Very Annointed Artist.

[@neenaeddie5272]

NOW THIS IS REAL ACTOR, STREAKS AHEAD OF THE OTHERS. OUTSTANDING🎯💯

[@muhamadabdilah5749]

G.O.A.T.

[@edwardlees4585]

He could come back in disguise and using a different name to fool everyone and it wouldn't surprise me. I had the same piano teacher he did when young and she told me he was able to learn faster than anyone else she had taught.

[@fubartotale3389]

I don't understand why this is considered strange. Acting is a profession like any other, but people seem to think that because its show business, actors aren't entitled to a private life.

[@EvanSaltare]

It's slightly strange that we talk about some celebrities as if they're odd because they enjoy their privacy.

[@kentneumann5209]

"There Will Be Blood". One of the best movies I have ever seen. I had never heard of it, or him. Came upon it by chance, flipping channels. Its the only movie I've seen with him in it. I've seen it 3 times now. Edit: I lied. I did see "Last of the Mohicans". Didn't know it was him.

[@angelaholmes8888]

I really enjoyed him in the ballad of jack and rose 🙂

[@RumourJuice]

Oh yes! That was an awesome movie!

[@ccc4102]

We're not going to use the word "Crazy", around this dignified man. Please.

[@JCPJCPJCP]

That kind of careless, snide insinuation is likely part of what makes him value his privacy so highly.

[@ccc4102]

@@JCPJCPJCP Absolutely, thank you. If I, here in my corner of South Africa, can respect his work, then so can his own people.

[@JCPJCPJCP]

@@ccc4102 Greetings and all the best from southeastern New England, USA, where it's 1:34 a.m. Edit: He's not only a great actor, often called the greatest in the English-speaking world, but he also seems to be an exemplary human being. Thank you.

[@ccc4102]

@@JCPJCPJCP ... that entire family. Thank you for stopping to say hello.

[@clarisahernandez5280]

I think we are so used to having access that we forget they're people too. He might still be eccentric if he was a mechanic or worked in an office. He can just afford to be an isolated eccentric.

[@yosoykarito]

He didn't sleep for three nights before being interrogated by real cops in jail (kzbin.info/www/bejne/sGS8koifi5p_mac) I admire him so much. Daniel Day-Lewis made me believe in acting talent again, after watching so many rubbish movies, I finally met this awesome, genius actor and I still get amazed every time I watch his performances. Also, if you do't know him, he's very quiet, charming and soft spoken, oh the way he speaks is almost poetic, he has a good education for sure.

[@rajeevtiwary1696]

You got to meet him in person?

[@yosoykarito]

@@rajeevtiwary1696 ☺ You just made me dream. Sadly I didn't meant that; I only have met him on movies and all the interviews and articles I've found of him. He's truly a genius and has no big ego.

[@JCPJCPJCP]

His father, Cecil Day Lewis, was a well known poet in his time. Poet Laureate in England.

[@yosoykarito]

@@JCPJCPJCP That explains why he is so reflective and so poetic!

[@JCPJCPJCP]

@@yosoykarito It helps. He has poetry in his DNA.

[@davidfaulkner8201]

A truly great actor ! I have always enjoyed his work and I wish him all the best .

[@GrammyTapDancing]

I fell in love with him with a classic movie "The Age of the Innocence"1993. Lately "Phantom Thread" /Netflex

[@ziizee4614]

He's the best. He has a different personality and looks for His movies....he never looks the same... not monotonous at all.

[@lawrencezrinzo9226]

To have success, you need sacrifice. We have one life. And he use it.

[@vidtrax662]

When I watched his movies it’s never Daniel it’s the role he played consumes you and you believed it. Bloody amazing acting, the best ever. 😊

[@maryfitzgerald4812]

The 1 and only.

[@2004082]

I went to drama school in London to become an actor. The methodologies we get taught signify the monumental dedication Daniel Day-Lewis applied to his craft with every role which takes a lot of time, effort and concentration. He is what I would call “a master of his craft” in the world of acting

[@arunimabanerjee6512]

Somewhere I read that, he used to cover up his one eye and look through another to prepare for the role of Bill the butcher in Gangs if New York.

[@albertomaldonado4714]

Daniel Day-Lewis comes from a very distinguish Family closer to the Queen of United Kingdom. Also I believe he was already born with that natural talent. The result = 3 Oscars as a Leading Role Actor, which is so hard to achieve. So yeah! He is a Genius!!!

[@deejayrofis7859]

Last of the Mohicans was one of my favorite movies of all time till this day

[@nailakamana763]

You can tell by just one look that this gentleman is nothing short of a genius. And I don't think strange is the right adjective. Rather self-directed, individualistic, creative and assertive. Which is indeed rare in this day and age, but not strange.

[@austinedmund1031]

You forgot his role in The Boxer on how he was so great in boxing that he could've fought pro.

[@RuRu2041]

Daniel is hands down the best actor of all time and people, and it's not even close.

[@tmmartinesq.6216]

So tired of media labeling people. Leave him alone.

[@tymarmaras]

An artist in every sense of the word.

[@m17434]

THANK YOU! You missed his important ground-breaking first role as a gay punk in the film, My Beautiful Laundrette! Why? Again, Daniel was totally believable ...

[@whatevergoesforme5129]

I don't find Marlon Brando that great, though. I find Daniel Day-Lewis and Gary Oldman as brilliant actors. They can transform themselves just like Meryl Streep. They are not afraid to look the part as well.

[@romasworld1748]

Very true. I agree. Marlob is monotonous except for Godfather he does strike the chord.

[@rockhero2274]

When other actors imitate what you do, you are definitely great. Look at Warren Beatty and James Dean's early work. They were imitating him as did others.

[@romasworld1748]

@@rockhero2274 yes many hollywood actors and other global actors r irrirating but u just need to tolerate them.

[@djamelbouch3670]

@@rockhero2274 Paul Newman as well imitated Marlon Brando

[@rics1883]

I’d add cate Blanchett to this list

[@Hopscotchlemonadespritz]

Cool that he lives anonymously with his family, in a modest home on an otherwise expansive lot. Seems fitting. About all I wished to find out about him, other than what's on film & behind-the-scenes.

[@monicacummings3576]

So handsome.

[@RTF1886]

Let's all hope he returns to acting at some point. Nobody better than old Danny

[@ginamitembe8935]

Well, his a serious actor!!! Highly appreciated for making any movie he has acted in real!!💯💙 Quit!?Hope NOT!!

[@videofan792]

This is fascinating! I intend to read more about this actor and watch his movies. ❤❤

[@broughton90]

Hes the best actor in the world possibly ever

[@truthylucy7068]

DDL is one of the best actors of our time. Staying as far away from HW is how he keeps some semblance of normalcy & sanity! Permanent retirement? Never! Imo.

[@paulginsberg6942]

The best of the best. Superb.

[@angeli7539]

literally the best actor ever idc

[@RumourJuice]

He's an unbelievable acting legend!

[@sonsofthewestredwhiteblue5317]

Daniel Day Lewis, Gary Oldman and Bryan Cranston, top 3 actors of all time, pound for pound. (In no specific order.)

[@garyferrancullo740]

Yes!!!!...DDL has gonna make a come back🤩😍🥰