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

Quote by Daniel Day Lewis

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I hate wasting people's time.

I hate wasting people's time.

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'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...

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.

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 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...

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...

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.

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 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...

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...

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,...

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 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...

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 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...

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...

My curiosity sustains me for the period of the shoot.

My curiosity sustains me for the period of the shoot.

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...