Comments by "Morgan King" (@MorganKing95) on "Top 10 Daniel Day-Lewis Performances" video.

  1. Daniel Day-Lewis is probably the definition of "Method Acting"; you can go on forever to talk about what he's done to prepare for his roles: - My Left Foot: Befriended several people with disabilities at Sandymount School Clinic, refused to break character, and demanded to be moved around on the set in his wheelchair and have other people feeding him. (btw, he denied that he had broken those two ribs) - The Last of the Mohicans: went through weight training, spent lots of the time in the forest his character lived, learned how to fish, camp, hunt, make canoes, and skin animals. He also never went anywhere without his rifle.  - In the name of the father: kept his Northern Irish accent the whole time, lost weight, spent lots of time in a prison cell, and insisted that the crew would throw cold water at him and verbally abuse him - The boxer: spent three years at learning to box - Gangs of New York: Always spoke with his New York accent, became a butcher apprentice, listened to music by Eminem, and hired circus people to teach him how to handle his butcher knife and throw daggers. He also became sick during production because he refused to wear a warm coat since it was not from the 19th century. - There will be blood: spent one year at researching his role where he learned how to drill for oil. - Lincoln: read over 100 books on Abraham Lincoln, demanded to be referred to as "Mr. President", wrote messages to Sally Field in "Lincoln" style, and refused to let the English cast members speak to him with their own accents. Daniel Day-Lewis is indeed one of the greatest and most acclaimed actors of his generation, but I'm not very sure if I want to be on the same set with him or live with him; I'd prefer to be with someone who can be completely in character on set, and then turn it off when we're not on set 
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  2. Michael Colby Quality over quantity. Besides, DDL has almost received more accolades than those you've mentioned combined, he made DiCaprio look like an amateur in "Gangs of New York", he's always the main focus when his movies get reviewed, and his roles are extremely difficult to play well
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  3. +Alan Kardissi As much as I love Nicolas Cage's performance in "Leaving Las Vegas", Brando's performances in "A Streetcar Named Desire", "On the Waterfront", "The Godfather", and "Last Tango in Paris" are all superior to him
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  4. I think he chooses to not appear in so many movies because he needs to take long breaks between movie roles. I practice method acting (not as extreme as him though) and I'm getting exhausted and tired for several weeks after I'm finished performing
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  5. Michael Colby Accolades mean shit in many occasions, but they say a lot about DDL's performances. They are all amazing and he deserved every award he has received, it's just that many people today don't have enough skills in analyzing acting performances to notice that, or because many of them are not interested in drama films anymore. And the few performances he has done have impressed me more than any of the many peformances from those actors you've listed. I also like DDL because the way he acts and prepares for his roles are very different from many other actors, and all his roles are so different. And actors like Spencer Tracy, James Dean, and Marlon Brando were legendary because they had a much more realistic and natural way of acting than the other actors of their generation, and they were much more versatile than them, while Lord Laurence Olivier took the already established acting style to a higher level than many other actors of his time were able to. They all stood out from the other actors
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  6. Michael Colby Well, you’re constantly talking about Guy Pearce and claim that he’s the greatest actor in the world, and you often just mention ”Memento”. And my favorite actor of all time is Marlon Brando, but Daniel Day-Lewis comes second. I like Leonardo DiCaprio, Christian Bale, and Gary Oldman very much too, and I think they’re better than most actors alive today, but I have just not been as impressed by them as Daniel Day-Lewis and Brando. But if you want me to mention amazing acting performances I’ve seen from many other actors, then here you go:  • Humphrey Bogart: “Casablanca” (1942) • James Dean: “Rebel Without A Cause” (1955) • Anthony Perkins: “Psycho” (1960) • Peter O’Toole: “Lawrence of Arabia” (1962) • Dustin Hoffman: “The Graduate” (1967), “Marathon Man” (1976) • Al Pacino: “The Godfather” (1972), “The Godfather part II” (1974), “Scent of a Woman” (1992) • Jack Nicholson: “One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest” (1975), “The Shining” (1980) • Robert de Niro: “Taxi Driver” (1976), “Raging Bull” (1980) • Sylvester Stallone: “Rocky” (1976) • Burgess Meredith: “Rocky” (1976) • Jon Voight: “Coming Home” (1978) • Christopher Walken: “The Deer Hunter” (1978) • Martin Sheen: “Apocalypse Now” (1979) • Joe Pesci: “GoodFellas” (1990) • Anthony Hopkins: “Silence of the Lambs” (1991) • Ralph Fiennes: “Schindler’s List” (1993) • Leonardo DiCaprio: “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape” (1993), “The Aviator” (2004) • Samuel L. Jackson: “Pulp Fiction” (1994) • Tom Hanks: “Forrest Gump” (1994), “Cast Away” (2000), “Captain Phillips” (2013) • Nicolas Cage: “Leaving Las Vegas” (1995) • Edward Norton: “Primal Fear” (1996), “American History X” (1998) • Jim Carrey: “The Truman Show” (1998), “Man on the Moon” (1999), “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” (2004) • Haley Joel Osment: “The Sixth Sense” (1999) • Adrien Brody: “The Pianist” (2002) • Philip Seymour Hoffman: “Capote” (2005) • Heath Ledger: “Brokeback Mountain” (2005), “The Dark Knight” (2008) • Forest Whitaker: “The Last King of Scotland” (2006) • Matthew McConaughey: “Dallas Buyers Club” (2013) • Jared Leto: “Dallas Buyers Club” (2013)
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  7. J Bo Cerebral Palsy is not a mental disease, it's a movement disorder
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  8. Man, it's been AGES since this I wrote this comment, and I haven't really visited it since. My views about method acting has also changed a lot in the sense that I'm not even sure if I'm going to call DDL's approach method acting in the traditional sense, because it's certainly different from what Lee Strasberg actually talked about when he coined the term. It's really just the media who have called DDL a method actor. To answer everyone's question about Eminem, then I think it helps because Eminem is highly energetic, pulls no punches, and really makes every single line sound impactful. Eminem's vocal quality in "The Way I Am" and "Kim" are also quite similar to DDL's vocal qualities in "Gangs of New York" whenever the latter raises his voice
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  9. Alan Kardissi If you don't see it and even suggest that Cage is better than him, then you need to learn more about acting. Have you even gone to acting school? I have always been impressed by Brando because he always did the unexpected and never let the audience know how it would turn out, he knew how to establish his character and had amazing presence, he was a master at improvisation, but also pauses and process and always reacted instead of acted, and he proved that he could do anything. He played Don Vito at the age of 47 when the character is in his late 50's and early 60's, but his mannerism make him look much older, he still has that natural Mafia authority and fatherly warmth, and his entire conversation with Michael Corleone in the garden is probably some of the most touching scenes I've watched, along with the taxi scene in "On the Waterfront"
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  10. I liked him very much in "Lincoln", and that was actually the first time I saw him. I thought it was very different performance than "Gangs of New York" and "There Will Be Blood" (which are some of the best acting performances I've seen from any actor, don't get me wrong), he was completely unrecognizable in both appearance and voice, he made Lincoln look almost divinely or royal, he had that energy and power in every single line he delivered, and every action he did seemed so well-thought and thorough; the way he sat with Lincoln's pocket watch, the way he addressed the other characters, the way he stood with his arms behind his back, and even the way he answered that letter about Confederate representatives being in Washington D.C. or not. Not to mention that he had many memorable quotes. He also gave me those images that made me remember him well, and even when he was being calm, he still got my attention all the time. He simply has an amazing presence, and I actually enjoyed the voice he gave Lincoln even though many people would argue against that
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  11. Ecléctico Iconoclasta with Daniel Day-Lewis' acting style and devotion to roles, he probably wouldn't have had the time nor the energy to do that, and his performances probably wouldn't have been as amazing. Quality over quantity
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  12. J Bo almost all of the definitions on your link are about being mentally handicapped and have a limited ability to learn and understand Even on Urban Dictionary, they define retarded as being incredibly stupid and slow-witted Christy Brown was also able to write and paint with his left foot, and even play street soccer, so he obviously was able to use much of his body despite his handicap
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  13. His roles in "Raging Bull", "The Deer Hunter", "Taxi Driver", and "The Godfather part II" were all very different
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  14. "My Left Foot" is the one that made him famous worldwide
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  15. And he battles Liam Neeson, who was first offered the role of Lincoln
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  16. Marlon Brando was at least more spontaneous and genuine, and his characters seem more relatable. Brando could also be very subtle and was a master at improvising and doing the unexpected, as well as nailing process in acting. I feel that Daniel Day-Lewis often has to create the situations and stun us with his own acting instead of just letting the situations move us, and he is quite over the top, but in a good way I would have put Spencer Tracy above Marlon Brando though; he was versatile, had a very natural acting style that made people think he was not acting at all, he had at least 1 Oscar nomination in every decade except the 50's, and he never seemed to fade. Brando is still widely considered to be the most influential actor of all time though
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  17. Alan Kardissi Maybe you're simply not good enough with acting analysis. For example, you never use any acting terms, and you already lost the discussion when you said "Never disappeared in the character"; acting was never about that, and using that argument is a common sign of not having sufficient competence in the topic
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  18. Alan Kardissi God, you’re so naive. What do you think I am? Some random guy who just engages in acting here and there for fun? I’m far from it. I spent 3 years at an acting school as part of my education, then one year at an acting school where I literally lived there and specialized myself in acting, and now I’m studying theatrical science at the University. I’ve participated in discussions with professional directors, and I’ve partly directed two actresses at a student theatre where a theatre critic said those two overshadowed the other actors.  I may not be professional, but I can definitely say that I know more about acting than you; the things you claim are acting are things that I constantly see from other people on Youtube, but they hardly come up with any arguments or acting terms or even support for their statements. Just referring to some quotes from actors does not make you an expert either. In fact, blindly referring to them is one of the most common fallacies in argumentation. And don’t you use that “English is not my first language”-excuse; it’s not my first language either, but I’m still able to use acting terms. I can definitely see that you’re nothing but an audience member, and Stanislavski, Lee Strasberg, and Sanford Meisner, or any acting teacher can all prove you wrong. Also, Elia Kazan claimed Brando’s performance in “On the Waterfront” was the best male performance he had ever seen, and he should know; he directed 21 actors into Oscar nomination, co-founded Actors Studio, and made both Brando and James Dean major movie stars just through one movie each. Brando’s performance in “A Streetcar Named Desire” is also considered one of the most influential acting performances in cinematic history. If you don’t see it, then you’re in a minority (not that you didn’t ruin your ethos a long time ago). The two biggest tasks an actor can do are first of all to move the audience, and second of all to fulfill his character’s objective. It doesn’t matter if an actor is completely unrecognizable if his actions lack motivation, the character’s inner conflicts are not expressed, and his lines lack subtext and intention; without those things, the audience gets indifferent towards both the actor and the whole scene because the performance turns lifeless and internal. Every character has an objective and something they want to accomplish in a scene and throughout the entire story; if those objectives are not made clear and not fought for by the actor, then he has no purpose to be in the scene or story.          
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  19. Alright, I'll reply since you've mentioned me I didn't say that he was less talented than Non-Method Actors (sorry if I implied that), I said I was impressed with how seriously he takes his roles, and how much effort and work he puts into his performances and preparations. I practice method acting myself, and he is a great inspiration for me, and probably my favorite living actor. I'm fully aware that most he has done was before production began. And it's possible that I'm exaggerating because I'm basing my information on articles with titles like "Actors who did extreme method acting", and they may have a tendency to exaggerate too. And when I said I wouldn't prefer to be on the same set with him, it was not because I believe he's a diva, but because I would like to speak with the actor when we're not on the set, not the character he's playing. I do believe that he got along with most actors on the set and that he is a wonderful person, but I've just had the impression that he takes his roles so seriously that he doesn't want to do anything that isn't part of the role's characterization, but of course I could be wrong Again, sorry if I seemed to patronize Mr. Day-Lewis
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  20. Ronnie Sam What we can agree on is that all the hard work paid off; he has won 3 Academy Awards for Best Actor, and has also received critical acclaim for "Gangs of New York", "In the Name of the Father", and "The Last of the Mohicans"
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  21. I'm not sure if he's the greatest actor of all time, but he definitely is one of the best actors of his generation
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  22. Born and raised in London, but holds Irish citizenship now
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  23. You do realize she's Canadian?
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  24. +Mother Nature On The Run You're such a softy
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