[the truth]

I actually love deniro. I do.
There is something profoundly sincere about him as a man. hes a movie legend hes never been or wanted to be a movie star,hes all about the work and the people..he also seems devoid of all ego, hes always been about keeping everything real, theres always a very black maudlin humour to all his work, I even found heat, casino, goodfellas, deer hunter, raging bull, mean streets and of course taxi driver hilarious
he rehearses for roles by becoming the person....he drove taxis for 6 months and his passengers thought hed fallen on hard times BUT he didnt explain he was rehearsing for a role, thats the sign of his humility....he rehearsed for a strroke victim role by hobbling round his beloved new york on a zimmer frame for weeks, he learned jazz saxaphone for new york new york, learnt latin for true confessions, became a world class boxer for the raging bull, spent time with vets for jacknife and ciminos magnificent deer hunter, spent months in a mental institution for awakenings, spent a lot of time with new jersey gangsters for godfather, sergio leones last epic once upon a time in america, goodfellas, casino etc etc the mans a genius with integrity, a very rare breed

hes won his 2nd oscar for raging bull he thanked everyone including jake lamottas brothers (even though hes sueing us! talk about keeping it real) hes won a few lifetime awards but when he won a serious one he concluded by saying it was more important for his family to be there and finished with the words goodnight everyone and goodnight gregory peck (he legend who passed that same day)

[the truth]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Daniel Day Lewis is pretty serious alright I'd say, he's into that method acting isn't he? He's still an unbelievable actor though, serious or not

i agree he is absolutely extraordinary

[Joelle.]

I don't think anybody embodies a character like Daniel Day-Lewis. De Nero and Pacino are both magnificent actors and have made some of the best films of all time, but they've made twice as many crap films. In terms of method acting, no one does it like Day-Lewis.

[King Gizzard]

Stephen Baldwin

[GypsyGoth]

I think Daniel, as mentioned above it's like he becomes the person he is being.