Overview
- In a Big Issue interview published Nov. 3, Day-Lewis says media portrayals of his process "piss me off" because they frame it as "lunacy."
- He rejects claims he influenced Jeremy Strong’s approach and says he was baffled to be pulled into a dispute linked to Brian Cox’s past comments.
- Day-Lewis argues critics of method acting lack understanding of its purpose, which he describes as a practical way to create a truthful, responsive character.
- He dismisses oft-repeated anecdotes about extreme preparation as the least important details compared with the craft at work on set.
- The interview accompanies his screen return in Anemone, directed by his son Ronan Day-Lewis, as he labels the 2017 retirement announcement "ill-advised."