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Imagining Daniel Day-Lewis In A Life Without Acting

Daniel Day-Lewis says he is no longer going to act. Weekend Edition guest host Melissa Block remembers an interview she had with him that might shed some light on what he'll do next.
Daniel Day-Lewis, the three-time Oscar winner and incomparable film chameleon announced his retirement from acting. / Jason Merritt / Getty Images

He brooded, as Lincoln.

He seduced in The Unbearable Lightness of Being. And he murdered, in There Will Be Blood.

This week, Daniel Day-Lewis — a three-time Oscar winner, and incomparable film chameleon — announced he is retiring from

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