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Which actor's refusal to break character on the set of 'There Will Be Blood' (2007) forced the director to communicate via written notes between takes?
Answer
Daniel Day-Lewis
Daniel Day-Lewis is renowned for extreme method acting, and on 'There Will Be Blood' he stayed so committed to his role as oil prospector Daniel Plainview that director Paul Thomas Anderson had to pass written notes rather than speak to him directly. Day-Lewis won the Academy Award for Best Actor for the performance.
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Daniel Day-Lewis refused to break character during There Will Be Blood, so Paul Thomas Anderson had to direct him via written notes between takes.
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- Joaquin Phoenix
- Christian Bale
- Sean Penn
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