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It's daft to call me the greatest, says Daniel Day-Lewis

Day-Lewis has now superseded the eight other men to win two Best Actor Oscars - Marlon Brando, Gary Cooper, Spencer Tracy, Fredric March, Jack Nicholson, Dustin Hoffman, Tom Hanks and Sean Penn.

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Daniel Day-Lewis declared it "daft" to call him the best actor who has ever lived after winning an unprecedented third Best Actor Oscar.

Hours after picking up his award the 55-year-old British star of Lincoln was to be found quietly and modestly reflecting on his achievement in a secluded corner of a Hollywood party.

Asked how it felt to be referred to as "the world's greatest actor," he laughed and looked more than a little embarrassed, saying: "It's daft isn't it?"

Shaking his head, he added, "Sean [Penn] had to go through all this a few years ago. It changes all the time."

While others might relish the spotlight Day-Lewis, who rarely courts publicity, seemed relieved that his taxing metamorphosis into the 16th US president was at an end. He was also completely unsure of what he will do next.

"I don't know where I'm going," he said, adding that he wants to use time off from acting to "re-engage with life".

Asked what his non-acting pursuits would be, the actor smiled and said: "Things." He is known to enjoy fishing at his home in Ireland, and is reported to be keen on learning stonemasonry.

Day-Lewis, who won for My Left Foot in 1990 and There Will Be Blood in 2008, has now superseded the eight other men to win two Best Actor Oscars - Marlon Brando, Gary Cooper, Spencer Tracy, Fredric March, Jack Nicholson, Dustin Hoffman, Tom Hanks and Sean Penn.

Steve Pond, Oscar analyst for the industry website The Wrap, said: "Historians will decide whether he deserves comparison with the people of the past. But there's no doubt this sealed the deal as our greatest living actor."


 

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