Daniel Day-Lewis says his “nerves are frayed” amid ‘Anemone’ release
Daniel Day-Lewis has newly opened up about his return to the industry, admitting that his “nerves are frayed” ahead of the release of his new movie, Anemone.
The legendary actor has made his “return” back into the fold with his son Ronan’s directorial debut, Anemone. The movie recently received its world premiere at the New York Film Festival, and will later arrive in UK cinemas on November 7th.
Anemone’s synopsis reads: “Bonded by a mysterious, complicated past, the men share a fraught, if occasionally tender relationship—one that was forever altered by shattering events decades earlier.
In a new interview with The New York Times, he was asked about his emotions returning to a very public life. He shared, “I suppose because of the length of time I’ve been out of the game, the nerves are a bit frayed. I’ve always loved the work I do — that part has always been like food and drink to me — but the other aspects of the way of life around the work, I never really got used to. I still feel kind of like a teenager having to deal with the very unnatural process of being a public figure.”
He then called himself a “quiet person”, which often doesn’t lend itself well to the life of an actor. “It always felt rather shocking that leeched into your everyday life, and I fought quite hard over the years to keep those worlds separate, with mixed results,” he added.
Day-Lewis insisted he was a quiet, shy person who mainly enjoys a quiet life. For example, he shared, “If I go out and a few people start to follow me, it makes me very, very uneasy to the point where I might have a quiet word with them.”
Despite his fears, he still sees Anemone as a worthwhile project to go through all of this for. He shared, “I’m proud to have had that time with my son to do this work. It’s his first time in the park with this, so his nerves are frayed and my nerves are frayed for different reasons, but we’ll go through this part of the process together and we’ll do it with tremendous gratitude because I’m very, very glad that we were allowed this opportunity.”
Last month, Day-Lewis shared his regret over publicly retiring, admitting, “But looking back on it now — I would have done well to just keep my mouth shut, for sure. [Laughs.] It just seems like such grandiose gibberish to talk about. I never intended to retire, really.”
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