There must've been some part of me that wanted to make my mark. But there was never a defining moment.

Quote by Daniel Day Lewis

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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 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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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

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

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 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.

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 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...

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 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.

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...

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 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...

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...