Top 10 Daniel Day-Lewis Performances

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• NI

  @Nitro192192 · 10 years ago

  His performance in "There will be Blood" was absolutely Bone Chilling.  I still consider it the best performance I've "ever" seen.

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• RY

  @ryanmccreadie152 · 11 years ago

  What blows my mind, is that he literally never sounds the same, he changes his voice or accent in every single movie. Not to mention the fact that in real life he has a rather strong Irish accent, which I can imagine being very hard to shake.

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• MO

  @momo-hs5jn · 11 years ago

  This guy is a fucking chameleon. You see him in two different movies and you almost won´t believe it´s the same actor...

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• BO

  @bobibest89 · 10 years ago

  Dude is an acting giant.

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• EF

  @ef8712 · 9 years ago

  "I'm finished" possibly the greatest closing line in cinematic history.

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• RE

  @Redem10 · 11 years ago

  There's a reason why Daniel Day-Lewis never been in a super-hero movie...the guy so method he'd probably take a city hostage with a nuclear bomb in real life if he played a super-vilain and risk his life for real if he was a hero

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• CO

  @CognizantCheddar · 11 years ago

  This guy can play any role he wants to, any accent, any personality. He's probably the best male actor of his generation in terms of range and pure talent.

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• FE

  @felathar1985 · 11 years ago

  I saw "there will be blood" without knowing anything about Day-Lewis... my god what a great movie it was.

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• PO

  @pokente · 10 years ago

  I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE SHSSLHSLHLSLHSLHS

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• AR

  @arym1108 · 8 years ago

  He’s been in 6 movies since 2000. Four of those landed him an Oscar Nom for best actor and he took home two best actors....he is the hands down best actor of our generation.

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• MO

  @MorganKing95 · 11 years ago

  Daniel Day-Lewis is probably the definition of &quot;Method Acting&quot;; you can go on forever to talk about what he&apos;s done to prepare for his roles:<br><br>- My Left Foot: Befriended several people with disabilities at Sandymount School Clinic, refused to break character, and demanded to be moved around on the set in his wheelchair and have other people feeding him. (btw, he denied that he had broken those two ribs)<br><br>- The Last of the Mohicans: went through weight training, spent lots of the time in the forest his character lived, learned how to fish, camp, hunt, make canoes, and skin animals. He also never went anywhere without his rifle. <br><br>- In the name of the father: kept his Northern Irish accent the whole time, lost weight, spent lots of time in a prison cell, and insisted that the crew would throw cold water at him and verbally abuse him<br><br>- The boxer: spent three years at learning to box<br><br>- Gangs of New York: Always spoke with his New York accent, became a butcher apprentice, listened to music by Eminem, and hired circus people to teach him how to handle his butcher knife and throw daggers. He also became sick during production because he refused to wear a warm coat since it was not from the 19th century.<br><br>- There will be blood: spent one year at researching his role where he learned how to drill for oil.<br><br>- Lincoln: read over 100 books on Abraham Lincoln, demanded to be referred to as &quot;Mr. President&quot;, wrote messages to Sally Field in &quot;Lincoln&quot; style, and refused to let the English cast members speak to him with their own accents.<br><br><br>Daniel Day-Lewis is indeed one of the greatest and most acclaimed actors of his generation, but I&apos;m not very sure if I want to be on the same set with him or live with him; I&apos;d prefer to be with someone who can be completely in character on set, and then turn it off when we&apos;re not on set

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• EM

  @emcado · 11 years ago

  DiCaprio once said: &quot;There&apos;s commitment and then there&apos;s Daniel Day-Lewis... It was, like, two days before we started shooting... and I kind of walked by and... I said, &apos;Morning Daniel...&apos; and he kinda went (grunt). And I said, &apos;Oh s**t, game on&apos;. I don&apos;t think I said another word to him for the nine months we were there (on set). He was Bill the Butcher!&quot;

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