Daniel Day-Lewis Quotes
There are always practical decisions to be made about any character you're playing.
Quotes to Explore
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I'm not a character like Rapunzel or Cinderella; my story looks like any other.
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You've got to be taught to hate and fear.
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When life knocks you down, keep getting up.
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I think that as you get older, you become aware of everything that could go wrong.
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People are like, 'What's Game of Thrones about?' I'm like, 'It's in the title.' For real, this is a game for the Iron Throne. No matter what character you are, you're sucked into that at some point.
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When you're making movies you've got to get obsessive.
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Gratitude is the healthiest of all human emotions. The more you express gratitude for what you have, the more likely you will have even more to express gratitude for.
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When you run into something interesting, drop everything else and study it.
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Only in your imagination can you revise.
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For awhile after you quit Keats all other poetry seems to be only whistling or humming.
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I'm at the mercy of whatever character comes into my head.
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In my mind, every single female character I've written is plus-size.
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If you don't stick up for what's yours, and defend what's yours... what are you?
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For if you train hard and responsibly your confidence surges to a maximum.
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The climate at country radio is very, 'Let's keep it up-tempo,' probably best if you're a guy.
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Good comics gravitate to each other; you know who's your type of person by watching them onstage, hopefully.
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You know in the West they support realistic forces.
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Take away the contests of the martyrs, and you have taken away their crowns.
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I'm really, really happy with what I do for a living. I mean, that's what I consider work, like being on set, bringing a character to life and, you know, working with other actors and directors and stuff.
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I like to come into my workspace and feel it's a living environment and not frozen, which is why I often change or add to the pictures on the wall.
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'These Macedonians,' said he, 'are a rude and clownish people, that call a spade a spade.'
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If I were to have a dream job, it would probably be a poet. Then again, I don't think I'm a very good poet!
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We actually went public partly because we wanted companies to realise we were not going away.
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There are always practical decisions to be made about any character you're playing.
