Daniel Day-Lewis Quotes

When I did make the decision to focus on acting, I think my mother was just relieved for me that I had finally started to focus.

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• When I did make the decision to focus on acting, I think my mother was just relieved for me that I had finally started to focus.

  

  Daniel Day-Lewis
  • Mother
  • Focus
  • Decision