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

Quote by Daniel Day Lewis

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I hate wasting people's time.

I hate wasting people's time.

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

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

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...

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 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...

The whole thing of weight, I guess it's because there is a wider fascination we...

The whole thing of weight, I guess it's because there is a wider fascination we...

There's nothing worse than finding yourself in a situation, a very demanding piece of work,...

There's nothing worse than finding yourself in a situation, a very demanding piece of work,...

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...

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 find it easier to work when it's quiet.

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

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

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

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...