Daniel Day Lewis

In December, The Observer interviewed last night's Best Actor winner Daniel Day-Lewis about his performance. Here is Sara Vilkomerson's account of her afternoon with the real-life Daniel Plainview.

“For the most part I try to hear the voice, which is one of the most deep and personal ways we present our very selves. It’s like a fingerprint of the soul,” said Daniel Day-Lewis. Last week, the 50-year-old actor was discussing his character, Daniel Plainview, in Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest film, There Will Be Blood, based upon Upton Sinclair’s turn-of-the-century novel Oil! “Little by little a voice started to talk in my head, and then the problem becomes how to make those sounds—to get it out of your head.”  read more »

THERE WILL BE BLOOD
Running Time 158 minutes
Written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
Starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Dano  read more »

In Ethan Hawke-directed Things We Want, puffy-pouted Paul Dano plays angsty younger bro to Josh Hamilton and Peter Dinklage. Next up, co-starring with Daniel Day Lewis. Could someone turn the light on?  read more »