Daniel Day-Lewis :: on playing Abraham Lincoln . [what he calls “the work”: his process of preparing and then inhabiting a part: "I need to believe that there is a cohesive mystery that ties all these things together, and I try not to separate them."] - http://www.nytimes.com/2012...
Nov 1, 2012
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"Day-Lewis said that he felt a “great sadness” when the movie was done and that he still feels connected to it. “I’m woefully one-track-minded,” he said. “Without sounding unhinged, I know I’m not Abraham Lincoln. I’m aware of that. But the truth is the entire game is about creating an illusion, and for whatever reason, and mad as it may sound, some part of me can allow myself to believe for a period for time without questioning, and that’s the trick.” He laughed."
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