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.

Quote by Daniel Day Lewis

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

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

I see a lot of movies. I love films as a spectator, and that's never...

I see a lot of movies. I love films as a spectator, and that's never...

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.

How people are around a director, it really does affect everything, every detail of the...

How people are around a director, it really does affect everything, every detail of the...

I hate wasting people's time.

I hate wasting people's time.

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...

There must've been some part of me that wanted to make my mark. But there...

There must've been some part of me that wanted to make my mark. But there...

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

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

At a certain age it just became apparent to me that this was probably the...

At a certain age it just became apparent to me that this was probably the...

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...

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...

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 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 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.

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 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...

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...

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...

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

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