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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Andrew Pulver

Daniel Day-Lewis says he ‘never intended to retire, really’

Daniel Day-Lewis in Anemone, which is directed by his son Ronan.
Daniel Day-Lewis in Anemone, which is directed by his son Ronan. Photograph: Courtesy of Focus Features/AP

Oscar-winning actor Daniel Day-Lewis has said he “never intended to retire” and “would have done well to just keep [his] mouth shut”.

In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, Day-Lewis was speaking about his return to acting after an eight-year break in Anemone, a film directed by his son Ronan Day-Lewis. “It just seems like such grandiose gibberish to talk about. I never intended to retire, really. I just stopped doing that particular type of work so I could do some other work.”

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