Overview
- Day-Lewis says portrayals of him "going full Method" are misrepresentations that "piss me off."
- He rejects Brian Cox’s claim that Jeremy Strong learned his approach from him, stating, "I don't feel responsible."
- He defines Method as a tool to free performance so colleagues encounter "a living, breathing human being" on set.
- He argues widely cited preparation anecdotes, such as jail-cell or oil-field stints, are the least important details.
- He has returned to promote Anemone, directed by his son Ronan, and now calls his 2017 retirement statement "ill-advised."