Daniel Day-Lewis Is 'Cross' That 'Method Acting' Is Now Associated With 'Behaving Like A Lunatic'

<div><img src="https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/68e39a2514000078f65c6f87.jpeg?cache=NVlomhl9M2&ops=scalefit_630_noupscale" alt="Daniel Day-Lewis" data-caption="Daniel Day-Lewis" data-credit-link-back="" data-credit="via Associated Press" />Daniel Day-Lewis</div><div class="content-list-component text"><p><span style="font-weight:400"><a href="news/daniel-day-lewis/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Daniel Day-Lewis</a> has admitted he’s unimpressed at the direction that supposed <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Method_acting" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Method acting</a> has taken in recent history.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight:400">The three-time Oscar winner is known for <a href="https://screenrant.com/daniel-day-lewis-wild-method-acting-stories/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">throwing himself into his roles</a>, which has reportedly included spending three days in solitary confinement for In The Name Of The Father, living in the wilderness for a month ahead of his appearance in The Last Of The Mohicans and training extensively in boxing and sewing for The Boxer and Phantom Thread.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight:400">As part of a new interview with the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/movies/daniel-day-lewis-ronan-anemone-interview.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">New York Times</a>, the British actor admitted: “I don’t really like thinking of acting in terms of craft at all.”</span></p><p><span style="font-weight:400">“Of course, there are techniques you can learn,” he continued, pointing out that Method