Fans of reclusive star Daniel Day-Lewis will be disappointed to hear that he is not planning to continue acting, despite the phenomenal success of his latest film Gangs Of New York.
The reluctant sex-symbol had taken a five-year break from acting before accepting the role of Bill the Butcher in Martin Scorsese's new film and his performance has won him great critical acclaim. Daniel says his only plans now, however, are to head straight back into retirement.
The 45-year-old hasn't much liked any of his films, he says, despite the respect they have won in the cinema world: "I've always felt a great sense of disappointment, and it's taken me longer and longer to overcome it," admitted the Oscar-winning actor, who is renowned for his perfectionism and method-acting techniques. "There's always a general sense of having fallen short. It's just 'is that all it was? I thought it was bigger than that'."
"It always seems terribly small to me, so to be honest, I'm not sure I'd like to do it again," he added. "I have no plans to work on a film any time soon. I've managed to avoid it for the past five years."
The only role he is concerned with now, it seems, is as a husband and father. He married actress Rebecca Miller, the daughter of legendary playwright Arthur Miller in 1996 and they have two children, Ronan and Cashel.
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