I find it difficult to be in rooms now for long periods of time. I can usually take it for about an hour. Then I stride out.

More Quotes by Daniel Day-Lewis

I see a lot of movies. I love films as a spectator, and that's never obscured by the part of me that does the work myself. I just love going to the movies.

At some point in your life, if you're lucky, you get to design the way in which things evolve.

I didn't like the idea of being foolish, but I learned pretty soon that it was essential to fail and be foolish.

There's nothing worse than finding yourself in a situation, a very demanding piece of work, and knowing that you're not a true ally to the person who's in charge of all that.

For about a year, I just didn't know what to do. I did laboring jobs, working in the docks, construction sites.

The whole thing of weight, I guess it's because there is a wider fascination we all have with weight.