Daniel Day-Lewis Quotes
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I'm just a black hole for stuff. No one should ever hand me anything, because I get so easily distracted. I'll be like, 'Oh, look, something shiny!' I'm glad I never learned how to drive. I would be really dangerous.
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I think 'The Color of Money' was very instrumental in opening up other opportunities. People started to recognize me as an artist after that film. And then, after I did 'Bird,' it was more solidified.
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I'm always happy when I hear about people selling records or selling books or selling movies. It makes me proud of them.
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Music was a big outlet for me. Being able to play an instrument and sing was definitely a good way for me to escape things I was dealing with: family issues, growing up, being a kid and not knowing what I wanted to do with my life.
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We are not going to toy with our religion or any other. Nor are we going to barter. We are here to extend our hands to build peace and harmony.
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I don't choose to make movies as small as the movies I've made. The combined budget of my two films is far under $5 million, but it's just by necessity that it ends up being that way.
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I happen to be quite fond of staying out late and sleeping the day away.
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When I walked in to read with Edie Falco, it was nice, because I auditioned in New York, and it was very quick. You walk in, there's Edie, the producers, the director, and a camera. I read three scenes, and it was done.
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Architecture is how the person places herself in the space. Fashion is about how you place the object on the person.
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Israel is stronger than all those who curse it.
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I suffer from vertigo. It's paralyzing in extreme situations. The most scared I've been as an adult was trying to conquer that fear by going climbing in Wales.
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Don't worry about it. Babe Ruth struck out on occasion, too.
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The situation in disability sport is growing, and girls like Ellie Cole are doing wonders.
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Low interest rates are a big opportunity for investment. But the issue is that this money should go to the real economy, not the financial economy.
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The day we run out of petrol is the day Iran will be free.
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I love the Middle East. My earliest childhood memories are of Jerusalem. I love the colors and smells and cadence of Arabic spoken in the streets of Cairo or Beirut. I also love the modernity and verve of Tel Aviv.
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Movies can't ruin books. They can only ruin movies.
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With my schedule being so crazy, I can't call every day or hang out with my friends like I used to and that's definitely sad.
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'This Is Not That Dawn' is remarkable in part for its careful and sensitive attention to women's lives - and also for its harsh critique of men and their failure to stop violence.
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Inventions have long since reached their limit, and I see no hope for further development.
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I would come home from school every Wednesday, order pizza, and watch 'X-Files.' I was devoted.
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I think I started to have thoughts to really want to be serious about my work when I was about twenty-five, and I just kind of started to look into that direction and moved into it.
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I've got a serious-looking head.
