Daniel Day-Lewis - 'Movies 101' Part 3

[BadBoo22]

This man is the prime example that, as despicable and idiotic people can be, we r capable of sincere class, genuine elegance and display a gentleness through words ...God Bless, Daniel<3.

[casualchauncey]

Are there any other interviews done by this guy on youtube? i like the fact that he doesnt intrude on the actors studio he allows them to tell their story.

[SFGal9]

impossibly elegantly a beautiful yet masculine a man, who is intellectual, intelligent, down-to-earth, sexy and gifted. marry me, dear Daniel.

[dovesrun]

@SFGal9 Well said. He is absolutely beautiful yet very masculine. So well spoken, I could listen to his voice for hours and hours. He seems like such a gentleman.

[MegaTreeBark]

who the FUCK had the audacity to dare dislike the Lord!?

[CobainLennon8094]

Simply the best actor I've ever seen. Actors of his generation always talk about first seeing Marlon Brando and how he changed acting. Daniel Day Lewis did that for me. There Will Be Blood is just the finest piece of acting, and I didn't think Bill The Butcher could be topped.

[MegaTreeBark]

@CobainLennon8094 Same here man, I didn't really even believe in acting before him. I had always credited interesting characters to good writing, but now there is only Daniel Day.

[mussman717word]

He's such a great actor, I regret seeing only one of his movies, and only half of it -- There Will Be Blood.

[MovieHound17]

@mussman717word go se gangs of new york right away then u wont be able to only watch half of it!

[mussman717word]

@MovieHound17

To be fair, I caught the second half of There Will Be Blood on TV, and I plan to see Gangs of New York one of these days (I've alredy seen over half of Scorsese's catalogue).  Anyhow, it's one of like 40 films I plan to download and watch, but I've only got room on my computer to download 2 or 3 at a time, you know how it is. I've seen "Nine" recently, though, and once again DDL blows the mind.

[MovieHound17]

@mussman717word how was nine cause im NOT a fan of musicals but ddl is in it...still on the fence!!

[EliraSTAR1]

lmao 'oh by the way .... i never did sleep in the jail'

[MPG350]

He really is a awesome actor, he really seems like a nice guy that is soft spoken,  would be fun to hang out with him I bet.

[mandorle80]

I.....will follow you down.

[thesidewinder39]

What an excellent Interviewer

[ulrichred]

DDL can be a writer as well

[f1tevaldo]

wow an interviewer that lets an actor speak, soooo refreshing!

[52106211988able]

Yeah, as great as he was in the strange story There Will Be Blood, I don't think I will ever be as blown away more by another actor after seeing Danny in Gangs of New York. He was tough, crude, scary, violent, unpredictable and awesome. He was more magnetic to the screen than any actor I've seen.

[lazarush1980]

I know we all have our opinions :) but I must stress that I am extremely baffled as to how you can think his BEST performance was as Bill the Butcher - dont get me wrong - as an Irish man myself - I love that movie & his performance was riveting - HOWEVER - in my view his roles as Christy Brown & Gerry Conlon were by FAR his best work - no big budget - no fancy theatrics - no hollywood cushions - just PURE art:) I also meet him in Dublin & he is truly the personification of a gentleman!

[toothfairytats]

As a Canadian, hahaha, Daniel Plainview is his best work yet, followed by Gerry Conlon, and then by Christy Brown, then by his characters in Last of the Mohicans, then Bill the Butcher. Just my opinion, don't get bent out of shape;)

[Tulkastaldo]

Day-Lewis' performance as Bill the Butcher was very stunning and got one or two accolades, but he basically repeated the same character with slightly different facial hair in There Will be Blood and was buried in awards. I don't get these award-granting groups at all.

[rainzoro]

i understand your point. The accent was slightly different, but the tone of voice, atmosphere were similar to those both characters. But perhaps there's much more to it than what we observe.

[Tulkastaldo]

Thanks for understanding. I do realize Lewis goes to great lengths to become his characters, so he "was" an oil man by the time TWBB was done shooting. But at some point there are diminishing returns for that kind of preparation, and I like to judge what actually shows up on screen rather than being wrapped up in the background stuff.

[ryanfoley123]

May I suggest that the reason you don't "get" these award-granting groups is because you are too stupid to understand?

[Tulkastaldo]

Only if you're a pretentious, elitist fool lost up his own ass, which you're at least on the road to becoming, master foley. Health to you and yours.

[ryanfoley123]

Ok. Sorry. I was rude and I felt compfertable being rude because of the fact that I was talking to you through the internet. But I do disagree with you about Bill the Butcher and Daniel Plainview being the same. I think most people would.

By the way, I totally am an elitist fool. Disregard everything I say.

[Tulkastaldo]

Wow, an apology on the internet? that's almost unheard of. You're actually a pretty funny dude, judging from your vids. Sorry my attempt at humor didn't work to your way of thinking.

[ryanfoley123]

Best friends?

[Tulkastaldo]

Definitely not enemies.

[MrGnaes]

they are both turn of the century uncomprimising american men. but they are two completely different characters whos morals and values follow a different path. think of the two storylines and how the characters emotions engage them.

[Tulkastaldo]

I was expressing a preference. That is all. There was precedent for Daniel Plainview in what Lewis did with Bill in Gangs of New York. Lewis, himself, told a better story with his performance in There WIll be Blood. But the for me the appreciation came more from a kind of salacious glee in what his character accomplished and in the end I was kind of sated in a dishonest way, like a horror or action film. In Gangs of New York, he was part of a more sincere story, so I feel he shone more.IMHO

[MrGnaes]

i can appreciate that. if i had to choose his best performance i would say twbb also but i enjoyed him more in gangs of new york. even more so when i found out it was based on real events, and the whole irish immigrant tale being irish myself. there was a book published by a man named herbert ashbury titled "gangs of new york" in the 20s. i think u might enjoy it. check it out

[ganjalord]

@Tulkastaldo There is no similarity in those roles except for the moustache. Bill the Butcher was a lot more charismatic and openly expressive while Daniel Plainview was more brooding and bitter. Through DDL's performance you could see that Bill loved who he was while Plainview pitied himself. They just happen to both be violent men.

[Tulkastaldo]

@ganjalord They also both provided an opportunity for Day-Lewis to use that "reconstructed" 18th century accent. . You just provided two similarities while denying there are any similarities. cut down on the ganja.

[Tulkastaldo]

@Tulkastaldo Obviously somebody else needs to cut down as well. 19th century accent.

[ganjalord]

@Tulkastaldo Both characters being violent doesn't mean it's the same performance . Max Cady and Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro) were both violent men does that mean it was the same performance? And the moustache? Come on be real. Are you saying that his moustache played a part in winning the oscar?

[ShannonSam1]

@Tulkastaldo Its not the same accent. Bill had an antiquated new york accent; Plainview had an accent based somewhat on John Huston's. There is also a different cadence to his voice. In both films, he uses a bit of a rasp but DDL's soft clear voice wouldn't have worked for these roles. Plus, his refined face doesn't look so vicious without a mustache. The characters may be part of the same genre of characters, but they are no more similar than any of Hoffman's or DenIro's.

[Timthethespian89]

he has a great way of describing things. he should write a book...

[superbev2000]

We dont think your mad Daniel we think your fabulous. Well I do. x

[chcknpie04]

I have to admit, I like this interview better than the Actors Studio interviews, but i hate this interviewer.

[AholeReviews]

I like this interview as well though because we don't have a Day Lewis interview at the "studio" to compare it to would it be better if we did? Maybe it's just Day Lewis. Also I didn't like the interviewer at the studio at all but I grew to like him. Maybe the same is true here. Maybe not and it's just Day Lewis being a great interview.

[RelievesChappedLips2]

gosh, he's so soft-spoken and sweet!

[Carrie3840]

I love his smile at the end of the video.

[slackerzee1]

"oh by the way I never did sleep in the jail"

that smile! that smile at the end is to die for!

[Shazbut01]

He mentioned "A Place In The Sun" :D. I love that film

[hazeofthecity]

I love him saying "just a ragamuffin". Awesome word. I want him to just say that non stop.

[JohnnyCashIsGod]

he is so frigging sexy.

[mensahcarrelle]

he's so funny :-)))

should do a comedy someday

[Ari721]

DDL seems like such a cool guy. Great conversation. I screamed over the way he said "young and sexy."

[wc470]

i wish he would go on inside the actors studio

[dovestones]

@wc470 I don't. The interviewer on that is one of the worst I've ever seen.

[TaffyRaphie]

@dovestones James Lipton?! Really?

[rockstar777ryan]

@wc470 This is his inside the actor's studio. He doesn't need to see James Lipton. This is his ITAS.

[ravishingravi]

@wc470 Noooooooo. He is too good for it.

[tlsmithIV]

@wc470 Yes!!!! But he wont because James Lipton will expose him in an uncomfortable way ya know? It sucks...

[zeppo102]

Thank you! This is like Inside The Actors' Studio on steroids, and it's always a pleasure to hear the immensely talented, articulate, and insightful Daniel Day-Lewis speak.

[mangahead1]

Hahaha "this is like Inside The Actors' Studio on steroids" :P

[kingcaesar5]

great post, whoever you are you need to do more of this.