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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You have to understand, I can't do any jokes about Ross Perot, because the last thing I need right now is another credit check.
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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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Working for a magazine, you have a boss; you are not free.
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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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Where there is righteousness in the heart, there is beauty in the character. When there is beauty in the character, there is harmony in the home. When there is harmony in the home, there is order in the nation. When there is order in the nation, there is peace in the world.
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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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You have to identify your shot and be 'Push your luck' ready for it.
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Point of view gets me. If I can feel like a character rather than a reader, I'll read that book.
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Sid Vicious began the age of participation in which everyone could be the artist. Sid proved that you don't have to play well to be the star. You can play badly, or not even at all. I endorsed that attitude. If you can't write songs, no problem - simply steal one and change it to your taste.
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Children had a special status - protected from the outside world - and they dressed for the part in a way that made that special status immediately visible to themselves and the adults.
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There was endless controversy as to whether the acts of the New Deal did actually move recovery or retard it, and nothing final could ever come of that bitter debate because it is forever impossible to prove what might have happened in place of what did.
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There are always practical decisions to be made about any character you're playing.
