Here’s the punchline: Daniel Day-Lewis doesn’t care about the Oscar. He cares about the craft. The Oscar is just a shiny byproduct of him being a lunatic in the best way. When he won for Lincoln, he wasn’t celebrating; he was already thinking about his next disappearance act.
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That’s why his victories are so fun to watch. They’re not about winning. They’re about a guy who does the weirdest job in the world, does it perfectly, and then dips. He’s the Houdini of Hollywood.
Also, have you seen his wife, Rebecca Miller? She’s a director. She’s the one who probably has to remind him to eat lunch. “Honey, stop being a 19th-century shoemaker. Your soup is cold.”
