Daniel Day-Lewis Has Announced He Is To Retire From Acting.

[Dr Markus]

Daniel Day-Lewis has announced he is to retire from acting. It's a surprise - and yet not all that surprising - for an actor who made history as the first man to win three best actor Oscars, but who is also famous for leaving years between roles.

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-21572983

[Your Friendly Neighbourhood Postman]

I voted good.

But I find him better than good.

The Best Ever accolade I would probably not hand out to any actor; there's just too many candidates around, and every day I'd choose a different list.

Oh, and he looks strikingly handsome, I saw him on the Beeb early today.

[Dr Markus]

2017 - Phantom Thread (post-production)
2012 - Lincoln
2009 - Nine
2007 - There Will Be Blood
2005 - The Ballad of Jack and Rose
2002 - Gangs of New York
1997 - The Boxer
1996 - The Crucible
1993 - In the Name of the Father
1993 - The Age of Innocence
1992 - The Last of the Mohicans
1989 - Eversmile, New Jersey
1989 - My Left Foot
1988 - Stars and Bars
1988 - The Unbearable Lightness of Being
1986 - Nanou
1986 - Screen Two (TV Series)
1985 - A Room with a View
1985 - My Brother Jonathan (TV Series)
1985 - My Beautiful Launderette
1984 - The Bounty
1983 - BBC Play of the Month (TV Series)
- Dangerous Corner (1983) ... Gordon Whitehouse
1982 - Gandhi
1982 - Frost in May (TV Mini-Series)
1982 BBC2 Playhouse (TV Series)
Alex - How Many Miles to Babylon? (
1981 - Artemis 81 (TV Movie)
1981 - Thank You, P.G. Wodehouse (TV Movie)
1980 - Shoestring (TV Series)
1971 Sunday Bloody Sunday

[Matt Wilson]

A damn good career. At least half a dozen classic performances. I'd say he's up there with the best.

[Sneelock]

I'll put him in the toppermost of the poppermost.
one HELL of an actor.

[Geezee]

I just can't ever think of him without thinking of milkshakes. Which isn't fair, maybe, but i mean wow...you know...

[Jimbly]

He's retired before. Great natural actor apart from his scenery chewing in Gangs of New York

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I was always waiting for DDL to bring his famously stringent in-character method acting schtick to re-interpreting the Kenneth More role in a remake of Reach For The Sky

[Davey the Fat Boy]

Lots of truly great performances. Not so many truly great films.

[Goat Boy]

Lots of truly great performances. Not so many truly great films.

Aye.

I think There Will Be Blood is great.

The rest?

[Tactful Cactus]

He'll be back. He flounced after The Boxer after having a very busy 10 years. Then the wife got him back onscreen after a long hiatus. He could be serious of course, there could be private reasons, but I think he needs an air of finality in order to properly recharge. Looking forward to Phantom Thread -- DDL and PTA together again!

[Tactful Cactus]

The rest?

Really? You don't consider Age of Innocence, Name of the Father, My Left Foot great films? A man of high standards

[Goat Boy]

I've not seen the Age of Innocence but I wouldn't consider the rest great, no. Very good perhaps.

[Dr Markus]

Lots of truly great performances. Not so many truly great films.

Do mean films that would go down as the one of the best ever type of films?

[Modesty Forbids]

I only saw him in My Beautiful Launderette. He was OK in that

[Davey the Fat Boy]

Lots of truly great performances. Not so many truly great films.

Do mean films that would go down as the one of the best ever type of films?

Yes.

[Sneelock]

the same has always been true. you watch something like "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" and you'd be hard pressed to know why it was a big deal were it not for Spencer Tracy dying before your eyes and K.Hepburn getting all torn up about it.

my point is that a great performance is often enough and can actually lift a pretty okay movie to somewhere near greatness.

I think DDL is a serious and gifted talent. I hope he makes more films but even if he doesn't I think he's left a tremendous body of very good work.

[Jimbly]

cobblers

[Dr Markus]

Lots of truly great performances. Not so many truly great films.

Do mean films that would go down as the one of the best ever type of films?

Yes.

Yeah, you're kinda right.

[Dr Markus]

the same has always been true. you watch something like "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" and you'd be hard pressed to know why it was a big deal were it not for Spencer Tracy dying before your eyes and K.Hepburn getting all torn up about it.

SPOLIER!!!! C'MON MAN!!!!!!!