Reports indicate that three-time Academy Award winner Daniel Day-Lewis’s biggest regret is not about a specific role, but rather his repeated retirement announcements, which made him seem moody and dramatic. The actor, who announced his retirement in 2017 after the release of his film Phantom Thread, is now making a comeback with his son Ronan’s directed film, Anemone.
A source told Radaronline.com, “Daniel knows the work is what he’ll be remembered for, but he also knows people joke more about his retirements than his Oscars.” The source added, “He’s been telling his inner circle he hates that he came across as moany, like he was some tortured genius who couldn’t handle the spotlight.” This, the source claims, is his biggest career regret, as “that’s not how he sees himself, and he really regrets feeding that perception.”
New Title: “I Would Have Done Well to Just Keep My Mouth Shut”
Lewis himself has reflected on his past decision, saying he wishes he had “kept his mouth shut” instead of announcing his retirement. He told Rolling Stone, “Looking back on it now – I would have done well to just keep my mouth shut, for sure. 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.”
