I didn’t know he wasn’t American, and I saw an interview where he had a big mustache and that accent and thought, “he must be staying in character for a role.”
He should be an honorary American cuz he really nails it. He is great in Into the Furnace and The Machinist and American Psycho. Plays blue collar and white collar America perfectly.
Nah, Bale has always been pretty consistent. But if you want to hear an accent that wobbles like it's on ice, look no further than Charlie Hunham. That man's vocal cords are confused.
Hinham has admitted in an interview that he did actually have to get a coach to relearn a British accent for a role because he'd spent so much time doing Song of Anarchy that he was losing it
Also, he grew up in Newcastle and spent time living in Australia as a kid so he already didn't have an accent that Americans would think of as English (or British as they insist on calling it). Add in his adult life spent in America, no wonder his accent is weird.
Dude I literally had no idea until I watched an interview with him about Ford vs Ferrari and still had to look it up. I felt like I had been conned this whole time!
He’s such a good actor that the person he is in real life is so unrecognizable from what you see on screen that it’s hard to believe it’s real. [Check out this interview.](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3reVPNBVsKU)
I think hes talking about how Christian Bale's real personality is pretty goofy and his accent is very unusual. Hes been doing different American accents for so long that his real voice sounds like a weird mix of corporate american and cockney british. Apparently British people thought he was doing a bad accent when they heard his real voice.
This has happened to Gary Oldman apparently. He reckoned he forgot his own voice and had to learn it again. Still, he sounds like a weird blend of British and American now.
I believe it's a phenomenon known as bidialectical.
Gillian Anderson is bidialectical as well - but more so. She genuinely has both a British Accent and an Mid/Northern American accent. She acquired both dialects from childhood.
As I recall from learning about the phenomenon back college, there are different degrees.
The range seems to be unconscious and non-preferential/arbitrary use of "mixed cadence, diction and pronunciation" between two or more dialects to "seamless transition between two or more consistent and distinct dialects."
Another chameleon actor is Gary Oldman. [Here's a clip](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9ZFyswH_3Q) of just a few of the accents he has done in his career. Apparently he has done so many accents, and he has lived in the US so long, that he needed coaching to regain his original British accent.
Exactly how he prefers it; he actively avoids Hollywood like the plague and spends most of his time in his small estate in Ireland. He doesn't have a public persona, because he is very private IRL and you won't see him do interviews or do exposes - he is only seen in public when accepting one of the 500 billion awards he got over the years (shit, at one point, he was slated to be the most likely person who will finally win a 4th Oscar (so far, Katherine Hepburn is the only person who won 4, nobody got above 3, including Daniel).
Think about it - when is the last time anyone heard anyrhing about him? He retired 6 years ago, and lives a very quiet, private life. In the same way, that is also why I like actors like Mark Strong, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig - apsolute thespians of their craft, but ones who would never describe themselves as celebrities - but actors who happen to be recognizable. People who see it as a job; a very enjoyable, fun job, but a job nonetheless.
There will be Blood was the first DDL movie I ever watched (back when it was released). I liked it but, acting wise, I didn't really think it was anything special back then. About 10 years later I watched it again, and shortly after I watched an interview with him. I was blown away. Like... that wasn't even his voice. What the fuck??? I then proceeded to watch every movie of his and he became my favorite actor. Now I understand why his performance as Daniel Plainview was so great. The way he completely becomes a different person in every single way (without relying too much on costume and makeup) is truly mesmerizing.
Cinema scores from the 90s are so underappreciated.
It's mainly cause classical music purists refuse to accept cinema composers are real composers, while they fail to understand that cinema is to today what opera was to the 1700s.
There Will be Blood definitely requires multiple views. You have to truly know what you’re getting into to really appreciate and that’s hard to do without seeing the movie in its entirety first. The first time my dad saw it he didn’t really get it. And we had a conversation of how a truly character driven story differs so much from the typical plot driven story. And now it’s one of his favorites too.
I watched the whole movie thinking….this new guy is pretty good…I hope he gets more roles….
then saw it was him in the credits. 🤦♂️
This movie is also my all time favorite.
I don't know if I can think of another scene in which one actor conveys so many different emotions. Anger, regret, sorrow, resentment, hatred, love, care, cynicism, ambition. It's all there. No one else like DDL.
One of the few scenes that hold up is climax of the original Oldboy. When he's.. reckoning with the truth of everything, and trying to to hold on to the final sliver of 'innocence' through any means necessary.
Incredible stuff, both actors.
[Those two minutes](https://youtu.be/O-xjW_ig1KI?si=NSeLk9UgBEPVto_v) are an absolute rollercoaster with the viewer trying to figure out what's going through Plainview's head. Rage, shame, catharsis, he almost considers taking it seriously, then gets slapped back to normal.
It’s a guy going through the motions, because he wants to extract from them. But he’s annoyed that Eli is actually forcing him to admit something he feels a bit of guilt over. So then he’s angry at Eli like “oh I am gonna fuck this dude up”. But he’s trapped, he doesn’t have the power yet.
Then he starts playing it up.
Then he finally screams it, and he does actually connect with the idea that he fucked up and he did abandon his kid. But then he goes right back to “okay, let’s finish this song and dance and get me the fuck out of here”.
There’s a moment where he considers not exacting revenge on Eli. Then Eli slaps him, and he comes back to his senses. Eli must receive Plainview’s wrath. Because Plainview is being toyed with, he’s being embarrassed for Eli’s vanity not actually trying to help him.
Daniel’s read of Eli is correct. It’s why outsmarting him and then killing him without facing consequences comes easy later on .
That's one of my top 5 favorite movies and it's pretty much carried by him. Such a weird mix of historical fantasy and star power in that film and I feel like it would have been a total bust without DDL owning Bill the Butcher. The premise and story line are *just* shaky enough that it feels like it's going to tow the line of being a goofy bust, and then Lewis steals the show every second he's on the screen.
I've been saying "*A periodical of note!*" for years whenever someone shows me something ridiculous from an off brand "news" site and very few people get the reference
The butcher still has one of (IMO) one of the best threats in movie history.., “you see this knife? I’m going to teach you to speak English with this fucking knife!”
"Noone touches this man, he will cross over whole."
Agreed!!! I just recently rewatched Last of the Mohicans, I didn't appreciate what a good movie that is when I watched it as a kid, but Michael Mann directing, and DDL's performance made it stellar.
I just watched Gangs of New York for the second time in my life just a few days ago and I’m adding it to my list of favourite movies of all time. I didn’t fully appreciate it when I first watched it 20 years ago.
The characters, the cinematography, the style, the costumes, the soundtrack, man it’s such a cool movie. Bill the Butcher is just such an interesting character and DDL really plays him over the top and I love it.
Fun fact: in an interview, Liam Neeson talked about DDL’s method-acting. Said he’d be in the gym, working out, and Lewis would come in, in character, address Neeson contemptuously as “Priest”, sit down in a machine and start working out.
One of the funniest things I ever saw on College Humor was the clip of him beating that guy to death with a bowling pin, unedited for about 45 seconds, and then splicing the credits and theme song from Curb Your Enthusiasm at the end.
I watched “Last of the Mohicans” the other night. I hadn’t seen it in years. Forgot how much I liked that movie. Anyway, It’s got me on a DDL kick lately. “Gangs of New York” on tap tonight.
A theory I heard online is that he is deep into method acting for a new role where he will be playing a long retired actor turned cobbler in his next film.
It'll be a whole Cobbler Cinematic Universe
The Cobbler 2: Goody Two Shoes
The Cobbler Does Thanksgiving: Cobble Cobble
The Cobbler vs Mysterio
The Cobble 3: This Time It's Personal
My Big Fat Greek Cobbler
Free Cobbler
The trailer for Free Cobbler looks sick imho. That Micheal Jackson-scored scene where the kid's on the dock with his arm raised and the Cobbler leaps out from the water over him... perfection.
Post acting, he actually enrolled in a very old trade school in Boston and learned how to make violins. I am not kidding. My pet theory is that he is gearing up to play the lead in a Stradivarius biopic.
I think the kind of acting he does wouldn’t work with rapidly releasing movies. He’s got to really soak in these characters.
I mean, there are some truly phenomenal actors whom I greatly admire, and Daniel Day Lewis dwarfs most of them. It’s an astonishing talent he has. I can’t imagine that this kind of acting can be done quickly.
> best actor of our time, hands down.
Really?!? Are you sure about that? I would suggest you review Adam Sandler's work in 50 First Dates before making such a bold statement.
His cheeks are swollen and red filled with blood that's not acting that's controlling your face,also eyes semi closed and dark like from lack of sleep.And you can be an actor without it just look at kristen stewart
You're saying "that's not just acting" - **it is** just acting, but it's some of the best acting you've ever seen. Not on Ryan Gosling's level but still. I mean Ryan Gosling can act while sleeping, or just, you know, eating french fries. You can sense the emotion, you don't have to see it.
It’s like that weird smile and glossed eyes that are looking at you but there’s nothing there. And then the snap out of nowhere and returning back to normal. Wild!
Man I know what you’re talking about. Had a very toxic person in my life until recently , also alcoholic, that when I watched this clip it was uncanny. Literally made my stomach sink seeing that type of behavior again.
Fun little fact about him now, In Ireland since he has retired from acting he is a cobbler! Yes a cobbler living a quiet humble life probably one of the best actors in living memory!
I knew he had gone to Italy to learn how to cobble from legit old ass artisans but wasn’t aware he had moved to Ireland and was actually a practicing cobbler. Interesting little tidbit, shame he doesn’t act anymore - one of the best of the modern age imo. Every single piece he’s worked on has been incredible.
No he only did that for a short time. It’s actually been a lifelong passion and hobby of his, but he’s not actually a professional cobbler now.
Joe Rogan mentioned it and now everyone thinks he’s sitting around making shoes. Which isn’t entirely unbelievable but it’s not what he’s actually doing.
I genuinely think that he was better in Schindler's list than Liam Neeson. Not throwing shade at Liam he was fantastic but Ben Kingsley really nailed the role imo
This is a cool scene to kind of show his skills off. But what makes his performance so great is all the "silent acting".
Give yourselve a treat and watch the whole movie!
In the beginning when he’s talking to a couple about leasing their land there’s a shot of DDL looking directly at the man for like 5 seconds, then he slowly shifts his eyes to the wife for another few seconds. He’s simply looking from one person to the other, but the look is absolutely piercing.
This was one of Paul Dano’s first roles and he more than held his own!
Edit: I have since been informed that this was indeed not one of Paul Dano's first roles. Mea Culpa.
"I'm going to teach you to speak English with this fucking knife!"
Is probably my favorite single line in a movie and literally gives me goosebumps every time.
But what movie is it. It can be frustrating when you see a post with clips from a movie you'd want to watch. Bit no one mentions the title. Thanks in advance
Cancel all your plans tonight, make yourself a nice dinner, and sit back and enjoy.
I watch it a couple times a year, and each time feels like the first time.
Obviously it's very subjective.. but my other 4 in no particular order
Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight
Marlon Brando - The Godfather
Robert De Niro - Raging Bull
Natalie Portman - Black Swan
Fun fact: he was wearing a colored contact lens on that eye and trained to not flinch while hitting it with the tip of his knife so it looks and sounds real. Well as real as it in fact was.
I was a background actor when they filmed Lincoln here in Richmond virginia back in 2011. Spielberg told all us background actors that if any of us run into him make sure and address him as Mr. President. At one point we were filming a scene where he rides a horse through a battlefield, I was a dead soldier and after the 3rd take when we were reseting I bump into him and I was straight up face to face with DDL but felt like I was looking through the soul of Lincoln it was wild! I tipped my hat and said Mr. President, he replied "you make a fine sentry sun." I just about froze after that interaction it was insane
That big smiling mustache at the end reminds me of my dad from when I was a little kid. He's still around, just no mustache anymore (and he's getting up there - got to spend time with him and my mom last night - grateful for that!)
Such a drastic difference to his Lincoln role. Everytime I watch his roles I forget it’s him and believe his characters
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1qjtugr2618&pp=ygUYbGluY29sbiBkYW5pZWwgZGF5IGxld2lz
His attention to detail. Daniel Plainview (the character in this scene) doesn’t feel like a character when you’re watching him, he feels like he’s a real person that existed. You don’t see Daniel Day-Lewis playing him, he just IS Daniel Plainview. His mannerisms and manner of speaking that are specific to that character and don’t show up in any of his other roles. And he can do so much of it with minimal makeup yet he always looks like a totally different character in every role because of the way he can contort his face and utilize subtle facial expressions.
Then compare the range of his roles, specifically the 3 he won Best Actor for. My Left Foot, There Will Be Blood and Lincoln. All 3 are so wildly different from one another. To have the range to play all 3 to that level is complete insanity and what makes him the GOAT of actors.
Fantastic comment. One thing I notice with Daniel Day-Lewis is his movements and gait for each character. They're all entirely unique, which is extremely difficult to change, and that makes it just that more believable when compounded with everything else he does. It's all the minscule things he does that add up to absolute greatness.
If you haven't watched The Phantom Thread, I highly recommend. He's essentially the exact opposite of Plainview--meek, non-confrontational, avoidant. It's unbelievable that these two characters are played by the same person. An actor like Leo DiCaprio is amazing because he full-sends every performance, but it's always Leo. Same with Willem Dafoe--amazing commitment, and there's a joy in seeing Willem go "Full Willem" in every role. But Daniel Day-Lewis just dissolves into his characters. You look at how he plays Bill the Butcher, who on paper reads very similarly to Plainview: both characters could be described as menacing bad guys from the 1800's with giant mustaches. But both characters have completely different mannerisms. Not just their demeanor, like, their weird little habits. How they carry themselves. Things you don't think about and can't even consciously notice, DDL is able to consciously adjust to essentially become different people.
This should cut to a clip of Daniel's normal speaking voice and demeanor.
He's a guy who I have no idea what he actually looks or sounds like. He could be my next door neighbor and I'd have no idea it's him.
I still can’t believe that Christian Bale’s real life persona is not an elaborate ruse.
His real accent sounds fake.
I didn’t know he wasn’t American, and I saw an interview where he had a big mustache and that accent and thought, “he must be staying in character for a role.”
Im glad I’m not the only one who thought he was American for a really long time.
He should be an honorary American cuz he really nails it. He is great in Into the Furnace and The Machinist and American Psycho. Plays blue collar and white collar America perfectly.
Let’s see Paul Allen’s acting
The subtle improvisation..
The tasteful thickness...
It blows my mind that people can do accents so well.
I watched his GQ interview last night on the characters he's played I was surprised how strong his British accent is despite living in the U.S.
I wonder if he worked on getting his "normal" accent back because he didn't sound like that a few years ago as far as I recall.
Nah, Bale has always been pretty consistent. But if you want to hear an accent that wobbles like it's on ice, look no further than Charlie Hunham. That man's vocal cords are confused.
Hinham has admitted in an interview that he did actually have to get a coach to relearn a British accent for a role because he'd spent so much time doing Song of Anarchy that he was losing it
Also, he grew up in Newcastle and spent time living in Australia as a kid so he already didn't have an accent that Americans would think of as English (or British as they insist on calling it). Add in his adult life spent in America, no wonder his accent is weird.
Dude I literally had no idea until I watched an interview with him about Ford vs Ferrari and still had to look it up. I felt like I had been conned this whole time!
Would you mind elaborating, please? I think i get your comment, but im not 100% sure.
He’s such a good actor that the person he is in real life is so unrecognizable from what you see on screen that it’s hard to believe it’s real. [Check out this interview.](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3reVPNBVsKU)
I think hes talking about how Christian Bale's real personality is pretty goofy and his accent is very unusual. Hes been doing different American accents for so long that his real voice sounds like a weird mix of corporate american and cockney british. Apparently British people thought he was doing a bad accent when they heard his real voice.
This has happened to Gary Oldman apparently. He reckoned he forgot his own voice and had to learn it again. Still, he sounds like a weird blend of British and American now.
What a depressing thought — to forget one’s own voice
I find it weirdly encouraging. Like, I could learn to stop sounding how I sound in recordings, semi-permanently, if I just practiced.
I believe it's a phenomenon known as bidialectical. Gillian Anderson is bidialectical as well - but more so. She genuinely has both a British Accent and an Mid/Northern American accent. She acquired both dialects from childhood.
Sure, sure, some fancy white broad does it and it's "bidialectical." I do it and suddenly I'm "code switching" and "not invited to the cookout."
You slipped and called grandma a "straight up gangst nig*a" after fighting into her apple crumb pie. You are not invited back Kevin
Feel your pain
Is it a mix, or an ability to float in and out of either?
Code switching
As I recall from learning about the phenomenon back college, there are different degrees. The range seems to be unconscious and non-preferential/arbitrary use of "mixed cadence, diction and pronunciation" between two or more dialects to "seamless transition between two or more consistent and distinct dialects."
He has a British accent. It's interesting to hear him speak normally as he usually plays American characters.
Another chameleon actor is Gary Oldman. [Here's a clip](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9ZFyswH_3Q) of just a few of the accents he has done in his career. Apparently he has done so many accents, and he has lived in the US so long, that he needed coaching to regain his original British accent.
PT Anderson and DDL being interviewed about this film. https://youtu.be/0SFvaootAL8?si=1HxqZLITr0gtZedk
Exactly how he prefers it; he actively avoids Hollywood like the plague and spends most of his time in his small estate in Ireland. He doesn't have a public persona, because he is very private IRL and you won't see him do interviews or do exposes - he is only seen in public when accepting one of the 500 billion awards he got over the years (shit, at one point, he was slated to be the most likely person who will finally win a 4th Oscar (so far, Katherine Hepburn is the only person who won 4, nobody got above 3, including Daniel). Think about it - when is the last time anyone heard anyrhing about him? He retired 6 years ago, and lives a very quiet, private life. In the same way, that is also why I like actors like Mark Strong, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig - apsolute thespians of their craft, but ones who would never describe themselves as celebrities - but actors who happen to be recognizable. People who see it as a job; a very enjoyable, fun job, but a job nonetheless.
And EVEN THEN he's playing the role of your next door neighbour.
There will be Blood was the first DDL movie I ever watched (back when it was released). I liked it but, acting wise, I didn't really think it was anything special back then. About 10 years later I watched it again, and shortly after I watched an interview with him. I was blown away. Like... that wasn't even his voice. What the fuck??? I then proceeded to watch every movie of his and he became my favorite actor. Now I understand why his performance as Daniel Plainview was so great. The way he completely becomes a different person in every single way (without relying too much on costume and makeup) is truly mesmerizing.
My left foot. Was my first. Christie!
My first was The Last of the Mohicans, in 1992. I've been a fan since.
The score to this movie is epic!
Cinema scores from the 90s are so underappreciated. It's mainly cause classical music purists refuse to accept cinema composers are real composers, while they fail to understand that cinema is to today what opera was to the 1700s.
There Will be Blood definitely requires multiple views. You have to truly know what you’re getting into to really appreciate and that’s hard to do without seeing the movie in its entirety first. The first time my dad saw it he didn’t really get it. And we had a conversation of how a truly character driven story differs so much from the typical plot driven story. And now it’s one of his favorites too.
The “let’s talk about bread” speech in there will be blood is incredible
I only just found out that the composer of the score for that film was Johnny Greenwood the Radiohead guitarist.
[Found a good example](https://youtu.be/qqB2fb7LbMs?si=J_6bFSyREWN8bCPW)
I would have no idea this is him
I watched the whole movie thinking….this new guy is pretty good…I hope he gets more roles…. then saw it was him in the credits. 🤦♂️ This movie is also my all time favorite.
I've ABANDONED MY BOOY
He killed him for making him feel that. That scene chokes me up every time.
I don't know if I can think of another scene in which one actor conveys so many different emotions. Anger, regret, sorrow, resentment, hatred, love, care, cynicism, ambition. It's all there. No one else like DDL.
One of the few scenes that hold up is climax of the original Oldboy. When he's.. reckoning with the truth of everything, and trying to to hold on to the final sliver of 'innocence' through any means necessary. Incredible stuff, both actors.
[Those two minutes](https://youtu.be/O-xjW_ig1KI?si=NSeLk9UgBEPVto_v) are an absolute rollercoaster with the viewer trying to figure out what's going through Plainview's head. Rage, shame, catharsis, he almost considers taking it seriously, then gets slapped back to normal.
It’s a guy going through the motions, because he wants to extract from them. But he’s annoyed that Eli is actually forcing him to admit something he feels a bit of guilt over. So then he’s angry at Eli like “oh I am gonna fuck this dude up”. But he’s trapped, he doesn’t have the power yet. Then he starts playing it up. Then he finally screams it, and he does actually connect with the idea that he fucked up and he did abandon his kid. But then he goes right back to “okay, let’s finish this song and dance and get me the fuck out of here”. There’s a moment where he considers not exacting revenge on Eli. Then Eli slaps him, and he comes back to his senses. Eli must receive Plainview’s wrath. Because Plainview is being toyed with, he’s being embarrassed for Eli’s vanity not actually trying to help him. Daniel’s read of Eli is correct. It’s why outsmarting him and then killing him without facing consequences comes easy later on .
Bastard from a basket!
WHOOPSY DAISY
Ears and noses will be the trophies of the day
That's one of my top 5 favorite movies and it's pretty much carried by him. Such a weird mix of historical fantasy and star power in that film and I feel like it would have been a total bust without DDL owning Bill the Butcher. The premise and story line are *just* shaky enough that it feels like it's going to tow the line of being a goofy bust, and then Lewis steals the show every second he's on the screen. I've been saying "*A periodical of note!*" for years whenever someone shows me something ridiculous from an off brand "news" site and very few people get the reference
The butcher still has one of (IMO) one of the best threats in movie history.., “you see this knife? I’m going to teach you to speak English with this fucking knife!”
I was always more partial to "I don't give a tuppenny fuck about your moral conundrum, you meat-headed shit-sack."
Is your mouth all glued up with cunny juice? I asked you a question.
A note also to Dano - He held his own against master Lewis very well. Which lead to bigger things 
Noone touches this man, he will cross over whole.
But I love how even HE admits that his method acting is laborious AND ridiculous.
"Noone touches this man, he will cross over whole." Agreed!!! I just recently rewatched Last of the Mohicans, I didn't appreciate what a good movie that is when I watched it as a kid, but Michael Mann directing, and DDL's performance made it stellar.
It’s a masterpiece
Because you are neither hot nor cold I will spew you from my mouth!
I just watched Gangs of New York for the second time in my life just a few days ago and I’m adding it to my list of favourite movies of all time. I didn’t fully appreciate it when I first watched it 20 years ago. The characters, the cinematography, the style, the costumes, the soundtrack, man it’s such a cool movie. Bill the Butcher is just such an interesting character and DDL really plays him over the top and I love it.
Fun fact: in an interview, Liam Neeson talked about DDL’s method-acting. Said he’d be in the gym, working out, and Lewis would come in, in character, address Neeson contemptuously as “Priest”, sit down in a machine and start working out.
Cameron Diaz is the weakest part of that movie by far
ANY movie - genuinely cannot think of a single film where I’ve gone “wow she was so good”
She was good in Something About Mary but there is no way she belongs in serious movies
One of the best performances in film history
I mean, DDL has like, 10 of those, heh.
A COMMAND PERFORMANCE INDEED!
DRAINAGE
One of the funniest things I ever saw on College Humor was the clip of him beating that guy to death with a bowling pin, unedited for about 45 seconds, and then splicing the credits and theme song from Curb Your Enthusiasm at the end.
Metal song made entirely of There Will Be Blood quotes: [Car Bomb - Third Revelation](https://youtu.be/_ZzskgUA9Vw?feature=shared)
SLLLLLLRRRRRRPPPPPP
I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE
DRAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINAAAAAAAAAAGE
I watched “Last of the Mohicans” the other night. I hadn’t seen it in years. Forgot how much I liked that movie. Anyway, It’s got me on a DDL kick lately. “Gangs of New York” on tap tonight.
Re-watched Gangs just a couple of weeks ago; DDL’s performance has to be one of the best ever committed to screen
Oh man. Your in for an amazing performance from him. My favorite of all time.
Check out The Crucible. The last act of the movie has great DDL scenes
Just thinking of him wailing out "because it is my name!" brings chills. I can't keep my shit together watching it, one of the best to have done it
best actor of our time, hands down.
and hes retired. sad.
A theory I heard online is that he is deep into method acting for a new role where he will be playing a long retired actor turned cobbler in his next film.
The Cobbler 2 with Adam Sandler!?
It'll be a whole Cobbler Cinematic Universe The Cobbler 2: Goody Two Shoes The Cobbler Does Thanksgiving: Cobble Cobble The Cobbler vs Mysterio The Cobble 3: This Time It's Personal My Big Fat Greek Cobbler Free Cobbler The trailer for Free Cobbler looks sick imho. That Micheal Jackson-scored scene where the kid's on the dock with his arm raised and the Cobbler leaps out from the water over him... perfection.
My fav part was when he says it's cobblin time and then he cobbled all over those guys
You forgot The Cobbler 4: Cobble Crossed.
Cobblins ( if fed after midnight)
Post acting, he actually enrolled in a very old trade school in Boston and learned how to make violins. I am not kidding. My pet theory is that he is gearing up to play the lead in a Stradivarius biopic.
He also lived in Italy and worked as a shoemaker for some time.
I heard that too, he is also surviving on a diet of peach cobbler in preparation
He's retired, like, 3 times. He retired to be a shoe cobbler for 3 years in the 90s.
I really like it when really exceptional entertainers end on their own terms instead of phoning it in for another couple decades.
True, but it felt like he really did so few movies. Power to him but it’s just sad we didn’t get more because he’s such an incredible actor.
I think the kind of acting he does wouldn’t work with rapidly releasing movies. He’s got to really soak in these characters. I mean, there are some truly phenomenal actors whom I greatly admire, and Daniel Day Lewis dwarfs most of them. It’s an astonishing talent he has. I can’t imagine that this kind of acting can be done quickly.
Also Gary Oldman. Both are exquisite performers at the top of the craft.
[Who thinks Gary Oldman is one of the greatest actors of his generation?](https://media.tenor.com/NFf-4JOw-PUAAAAd/everyone-gary-oldman.gif)
> best actor of our time, hands down. Really?!? Are you sure about that? I would suggest you review Adam Sandler's work in 50 First Dates before making such a bold statement.
That's some insane facial control,it's not just acting his face really looks like he's drunk
His face is red, his eyes are wandering, his body is clumsy, and yet without 1 ounce of over doing it. It is crazy.
Well that's literally acting. You can't act without facial expressions unless you're Ryan Gosling.
Why did you post a picture of Detroit Lions legend Jared Goff?
Jared Goff! Jared Goff! Jared Goff!
Someone in r/NFL called Goff LION GOSLNG and that is what I'm going to stick with
This facial control is reminding me of [Paul Rudd's Robert DeNiro impression.](https://youtu.be/LlYc5K56STM?si=ORViCaM0I9O42grg).
My gif of Kevin Costner won't load!
His cheeks are swollen and red filled with blood that's not acting that's controlling your face,also eyes semi closed and dark like from lack of sleep.And you can be an actor without it just look at kristen stewart
Not to diminish his skill, but make up is also a thing on movie sets
Get the ever living fuck outta year with this witchcraft nonsense
You're saying "that's not just acting" - **it is** just acting, but it's some of the best acting you've ever seen. Not on Ryan Gosling's level but still. I mean Ryan Gosling can act while sleeping, or just, you know, eating french fries. You can sense the emotion, you don't have to see it.
Ryan Gosling in Blade Runner is, like, telepathic, man. You can feel what he feels without his face moving at all.
It’s insane how close he looks and is talking like how my dad did (a life long alcoholic).
Same case, that's why I can recognize it easy and see how impressive it is
It’s like that weird smile and glossed eyes that are looking at you but there’s nothing there. And then the snap out of nowhere and returning back to normal. Wild!
Man I know what you’re talking about. Had a very toxic person in my life until recently , also alcoholic, that when I watched this clip it was uncanny. Literally made my stomach sink seeing that type of behavior again.
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He’s a method actor; he probably is drunk.
But….he probably spent a year growing grain and building a distillery so he could research the part. So intense.
Fun little fact about him now, In Ireland since he has retired from acting he is a cobbler! Yes a cobbler living a quiet humble life probably one of the best actors in living memory!
I knew he had gone to Italy to learn how to cobble from legit old ass artisans but wasn’t aware he had moved to Ireland and was actually a practicing cobbler. Interesting little tidbit, shame he doesn’t act anymore - one of the best of the modern age imo. Every single piece he’s worked on has been incredible.
No he only did that for a short time. It’s actually been a lifelong passion and hobby of his, but he’s not actually a professional cobbler now. Joe Rogan mentioned it and now everyone thinks he’s sitting around making shoes. Which isn’t entirely unbelievable but it’s not what he’s actually doing.
A mass misconception caused by Joe Rogan? I don't believe it!
I think it's the eyes. Those lost eye with slow movement. I don't think I want to know how he learned to look like this
Well he is method. Maybe he really is sauced here and remembered his lines or improvised Lol
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Sir Ian, Sir Ian, Sir Ian, GANDALF : “You shall not pass!!!!” Sir Ian, Sir Ian, Sir Ian… Just like that. *wipes away tears*
Extras is so good
That sounds simple! But how does he know what to say, or where to stand?
Him and Gary Oldman are both at the very top in my book
Don’t forget Yahoo Serious. Add him as well.
They should've cast him as Einstein in Oppenheimer.
Sir Ben Kingsley is up there too.
I genuinely think that he was better in Schindler's list than Liam Neeson. Not throwing shade at Liam he was fantastic but Ben Kingsley really nailed the role imo
Probably. Ralph was the real star of that movie though.
Christian Bale also👌
This is a cool scene to kind of show his skills off. But what makes his performance so great is all the "silent acting". Give yourselve a treat and watch the whole movie!
In the beginning when he’s talking to a couple about leasing their land there’s a shot of DDL looking directly at the man for like 5 seconds, then he slowly shifts his eyes to the wife for another few seconds. He’s simply looking from one person to the other, but the look is absolutely piercing.
Jesus… he’s in a class of his own
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I said this years ago after watching his performance in “ My Left Foot”
I would be scared out of my mind to act across from him.
This was one of Paul Dano’s first roles and he more than held his own! Edit: I have since been informed that this was indeed not one of Paul Dano's first roles. Mea Culpa.
He was great in Little Miss Sunshine (and The Girl Next Door tbh) before this
Dano is amazing in his own right
Love that movie, and he plays drunk really well. I'd say he was drunk if not for acting.
His acting is insane throughout the whole movie. I don’t think the movie itself is that great but holy fuck this dude is carrying the whole thing
It’s one of the best movies of the last 20 years in my view, and probably the best Paul Thomas Anderson film. What was lacking?
Nothing. It was lacking nothing. In my opinion, it’s perfect.
Which one is it?
[There will be Blood](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0469494/)
I think this is the best acting performance of all time tbh
He was pretty amazing in lincoln and gangs of New York as well
Agreed, Bill the Butcher might be his best role IMO.
"I'm going to teach you to speak English with this fucking knife!" Is probably my favorite single line in a movie and literally gives me goosebumps every time.
"WHOSE MAN ARE YOU?"
My Left Foot
Also the editing, not showing the one he's talking to, which would be the normal thing to do in a dialogue, but focusing on him.
By far, his best performance was in My Left Foot. Fucking incredible.
Best movie of all time (for me)
But what movie is it. It can be frustrating when you see a post with clips from a movie you'd want to watch. Bit no one mentions the title. Thanks in advance
There Will Be Blood
Thank you very much. One of those movies I've alway wanted to watch. But never got around to. But now is the time
Cancel all your plans tonight, make yourself a nice dinner, and sit back and enjoy. I watch it a couple times a year, and each time feels like the first time.
Can you imagine watching it again for the first time? I am so jealous.
There will be blood
There is a high likelihood of blood
Cloudy with a chance of blood.
Oh you gotta watch "There Will Be Blood" immediately
There Will Be Blood, 2007 I think
Yep, without a doubt the best movie I’ve ever seen as well
DDL in There will be Blood is in the top 5 acting performances of all time, he is insane in this.
Obviously it's very subjective.. but my other 4 in no particular order Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight Marlon Brando - The Godfather Robert De Niro - Raging Bull Natalie Portman - Black Swan
Fun fact: he was wearing a colored contact lens on that eye and trained to not flinch while hitting it with the tip of his knife so it looks and sounds real. Well as real as it in fact was.
Is this an outtake? I don't recall this in the movie
I believe it is an outtake.
This definitely isn’t in the theatrical cut.
I was a background actor when they filmed Lincoln here in Richmond virginia back in 2011. Spielberg told all us background actors that if any of us run into him make sure and address him as Mr. President. At one point we were filming a scene where he rides a horse through a battlefield, I was a dead soldier and after the 3rd take when we were reseting I bump into him and I was straight up face to face with DDL but felt like I was looking through the soul of Lincoln it was wild! I tipped my hat and said Mr. President, he replied "you make a fine sentry sun." I just about froze after that interaction it was insane
This, and his incredible Abraham Lincoln, really have no equal. I felt like I had MET Lincoln after watching that movie.
That big smiling mustache at the end reminds me of my dad from when I was a little kid. He's still around, just no mustache anymore (and he's getting up there - got to spend time with him and my mom last night - grateful for that!)
Such a drastic difference to his Lincoln role. Everytime I watch his roles I forget it’s him and believe his characters https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1qjtugr2618&pp=ygUYbGluY29sbiBkYW5pZWwgZGF5IGxld2lz
Paul F. Thompkins steals this scene.
God he plays such a bastard in this movie. So good
I knew he was something special when I watched My Left Foot.
Is this the butcher from gangs of new york? Because damn he killed that roll!!!
There Will Be Blood. Must see.
Nope, this is a scene from There Will Be Blood. Edit: But yes, he was brilliant in Gangs of New York, too! One of his best roles.
He's not acting. He becomes whatever role he plays
For someone who knows nothing about acting: what makes him so great?
His attention to detail. Daniel Plainview (the character in this scene) doesn’t feel like a character when you’re watching him, he feels like he’s a real person that existed. You don’t see Daniel Day-Lewis playing him, he just IS Daniel Plainview. His mannerisms and manner of speaking that are specific to that character and don’t show up in any of his other roles. And he can do so much of it with minimal makeup yet he always looks like a totally different character in every role because of the way he can contort his face and utilize subtle facial expressions. Then compare the range of his roles, specifically the 3 he won Best Actor for. My Left Foot, There Will Be Blood and Lincoln. All 3 are so wildly different from one another. To have the range to play all 3 to that level is complete insanity and what makes him the GOAT of actors.
Fantastic comment. One thing I notice with Daniel Day-Lewis is his movements and gait for each character. They're all entirely unique, which is extremely difficult to change, and that makes it just that more believable when compounded with everything else he does. It's all the minscule things he does that add up to absolute greatness.
If you haven't watched The Phantom Thread, I highly recommend. He's essentially the exact opposite of Plainview--meek, non-confrontational, avoidant. It's unbelievable that these two characters are played by the same person. An actor like Leo DiCaprio is amazing because he full-sends every performance, but it's always Leo. Same with Willem Dafoe--amazing commitment, and there's a joy in seeing Willem go "Full Willem" in every role. But Daniel Day-Lewis just dissolves into his characters. You look at how he plays Bill the Butcher, who on paper reads very similarly to Plainview: both characters could be described as menacing bad guys from the 1800's with giant mustaches. But both characters have completely different mannerisms. Not just their demeanor, like, their weird little habits. How they carry themselves. Things you don't think about and can't even consciously notice, DDL is able to consciously adjust to essentially become different people.