Daniel Day-Lewis

"You don’t merely give over your creativity to making a film—you give over your life! In theatre, by contrast, you live these two rather strange lives simultaneously; you have no option but to confront the mould on last night’s washing-up."

"Being at the centre of a film is a burden one takes on with innocence—the first time. Thereafter, you take it on with trepidation."

"The thing about performance, even if it’s only an illusion, is that it is a celebration of the fact that we do contain within ourselves infinite possibilities."

"Now, I had heard that he was a little bit intense, right? But he's not, really. He's really the most intense person that has ever lived on Earth. All he is doing is sitting in a chair and I am terrified of him."