I suppose I have a highly developed capacity for self-delusion, so its no problem for me to believe that Im somebody else.

Quote by Daniel Day Lewis

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I would wish for any one of my colleagues to have the experience of working...

I would wish for any one of my colleagues to have the experience of working...

I feel less often compelled to do the work than I was in the past.

I feel less often compelled to do the work than I was in the past.

When I've gone back to work, it's always with that sense of inevitability. That may...

When I've gone back to work, it's always with that sense of inevitability. That may...

The last time I was on a small set would've been probably My Left Foot.

The last time I was on a small set would've been probably My Left Foot.

I suppose the place where I live is fairly remote, it would seem remote to...

I suppose the place where I live is fairly remote, it would seem remote to...

Many years ago, I really didn't know where the next work was coming from.

Many years ago, I really didn't know where the next work was coming from.

Making a film, setting it up and getting it cast and getting it together, is...

Making a film, setting it up and getting it cast and getting it together, is...

You can never fully put your finger on the reason why you're suddenly, inexplicably compelled...

You can never fully put your finger on the reason why you're suddenly, inexplicably compelled...

I made the film in spite of Harvey, not because of Harvey.

I made the film in spite of Harvey, not because of Harvey.

I suppose I have a highly developed capacity for self-delusion, so it's no problem for...

I suppose I have a highly developed capacity for self-delusion, so it's no problem for...

Being at the centre of a film is a burden one takes on with innocence...

Being at the centre of a film is a burden one takes on with innocence...

I'm very often still very much alive for that other being and that other world...

I'm very often still very much alive for that other being and that other world...

I think some actors thrive on working at a much greater pace than I do.

I think some actors thrive on working at a much greater pace than I do.

I think I have a strange relationship with time. I'm not really aware of that...

I think I have a strange relationship with time. I'm not really aware of that...

I find it easier to work when it's quiet.

I find it easier to work when it's quiet.

If people take an interest in you and they think there's half a chance, they...

If people take an interest in you and they think there's half a chance, they...

Everybody has to know for themselves what they're capable of.

Everybody has to know for themselves what they're capable of.

I was a savage for so many years of my life. There was some seed...

I was a savage for so many years of my life. There was some seed...

I don't know what impression you might have of the way I live. I live...

I don't know what impression you might have of the way I live. I live...

I hate wasting people's time.

I hate wasting people's time.