Has Daniel Day Lewis Retired?

He retired in 2017
In 2017, just about five months before the release of his final film Phantom Thread, Day-Lewis announced he would be retiring from acting.

Why did Daniel Day retire?

“I didn't want to get sucked back into another project,” the star told W. “All my life, I've mouthed off about how I should stop acting, and I don't know why it was different this time, but the impulse to quit took root in me, and that became a compulsion. It was something I had to do.”

Is Daniel Day-Lewis really retired?

Variety exclusively reported the news of Day-Lewis's retirement in June. His original statement read, “Daniel Day-Lewis will no longer be working as an actor. He is immensely grateful to all of his collaborators and audiences over the many years.

Sophia Al-Mansoor

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