Den flerfaldigt prisbelönte skådespelaren Daniel Day-Lewis, som bland annat har storspelat i filmer som Lincoln och Gangs of New York, har i många års tid lekt med tanken om att lägga skådespelarhatten på hyllan. Men det är först nu, efter inspelningen av filmen Phantom Thread, som det slog honom att han inte riktigt tror på värdet av sin egna konstnärskap längre:
Not wanting to see the film is connected to the decision I've made to stop working as an actor. But it's not why the sadness came to stay. That happened during the telling of the story, and I don't really know why. One of my sons is interested in musical composition, so I showed him the film Tous Les Matins du Monde, about the French composer Sainte-Colombe. My son was deeply struck by the sobriety that it took to create that work, Sainte-Colombe's refusal to accept less than what was extraordinary from himself or anyone else. I dread to use the overused word 'artist,' but there's something of the responsibility of the artist that hung over me. I need to believe in the value of what I'm doing. The work can seem vital. Irresistible, even. And if an audience believes it, that should be good enough for me. But, lately, it isn't"
Day-Lewis förklarar vidare att beslutet att lämna filmduken tog ett stadigt fäste sedan utannonseringen om hans pension:
"I knew it was uncharacteristic to put out a statement, but I did want to draw a line. I didn't want to get sucked back into another project. All my life, I've mouthed off about how I should stop acting, and I don't know why it was different this time, but the impulse to quit took root in me, and that became a compulsion. It was something I had to do"
Kommer du att sakna Day-Lewis eller tror du att han återvänder som skådespelare?
"I... drink... your... MILKSHAKE!" *SSccchllurp!* "I DRINK IT UP!"
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