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In this episode of pplpod, we dive into the career of Sir Daniel Day-Lewis, widely regarded as one of the greatest actors in cinematic history and the only performer to ever win three Academy Awards for Best Actor,. Born into a creative dynasty as the son of Poet Laureate Cecil Day-Lewis and actress Jill Balcon, Day-Lewis overcame early bullying for being "posh" and Jewish by mastering local accents—his first true acting performance,.

Join us as we explore the legendary "method" intensity that defined his roles and often hazarded his health. We discuss the extreme lengths he went to for his craft, including:

• Refusing to break character or leave his wheelchair while filming My Left Foot, which required crew members to spoon-feed him,.
• Living off the land, hunting, and building canoes for The Last of the Mohicans.
• Spending days in a prison cell on meager rations and enduring real interrogation for In the Name of the Father,.
• Refusing a warm coat while battling pneumonia during Gangs of New York because it wasn't period-accurate.

We also track his notorious retreats from the spotlight, from his time as an apprentice shoemaker in Florence, Italy, to his self-imposed retirement in 2017,. Finally, we cover his shocking 2024 announcement and 2025 return to the screen in Anemone, a film directed by his son, Ronan Day-Lewis,.

Tune in to understand the man who texted "Lincoln" to Steven Spielberg, the craftsman who kneels only for Helen Mirren, and the actor who treats his profession as a "study in evasion",, .