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Daniel Day-Lewis Regrets 2017 Retirement as He Returns for Son’s Debut 'Anemone'

In a new Rolling Stone interview, he calls the 2017 vow a mistake born of feeling hollowed out.

Overview

  • The 68-year-old says he wishes he had “kept his mouth shut” about quitting acting in 2017.
  • He now jokes that the retirement declaration was “grandiose nonsense.”
  • Day-Lewis returns to the screen in Anemone, the feature debut of his son Ronan, after co-writing the screenplay together.
  • He explains that parts of the job left him feeling hollowed out and that he always suspected he might be tempted back.
  • The film, co-starring Sean Bean and Samantha Morton, is scheduled to open in German cinemas on November 13.