Editing Daniel Day-Lewis (section)

===1990s===
Day-Lewis starred in the American film ''[[The Last of the Mohicans (1992 film)|The Last of the Mohicans]]'' (1992), based on a [[The Last of the Mohicans|novel]] by [[James Fenimore Cooper]]. Day-Lewis's character research for this film was well-publicised; he reportedly underwent rigorous weight training and learned to live off the land and forest where his character lived, camping, hunting, and fishing.<ref name="OnlineBio"/> Day-Lewis also added to his wood-working skills, and learned how to make canoes.<ref>{{cite news |first=Geoffrey |last=Macnab |title=The madness of Daniel Day-Lewis – a unique Method that has led to a deserved third Oscar |newspaper=The Independent |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/the-madness-of-daniel-daylewis--a-unique-method-that-has-led-to-a-deserved-third-oscar-8510704.html |access-date=2 September 2013 |date=25 February 2013 |archive-date=6 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131206073157/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/the-madness-of-daniel-daylewis--a-unique-method-that-has-led-to-a-deserved-third-oscar-8510704.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He carried a [[long rifle]] at all times during filming to remain in character.<ref name="OnlineBio"/><ref name="tcm">{{cite web |title=Daniel Day-Lewis |url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/45745%7C183579/Daniel-Day-Lewis/ |website=Turner Classic Movies |publisher=[[Turner Classic Movies]] |access-date=7 January 2010 |archive-date=7 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607020418/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/45745%7C183579/Daniel-Day-Lewis/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

{{Quote box|width=30%|align=right|quote=Stories of his immersion in roles are legion. Playing [[Gerry Conlon]] in ''In the Name of the Father'', Day-Lewis lived on [[Prison food|prison rations]] to lose 30 lb, spent extended periods in the jail cell on set, went without sleep for two days, was interrogated for three days by real policemen, and asked that the crew hurl abuse and cold water at him. For ''[[The Boxer (1997 film)|The Boxer]]'' in 1997, he trained for weeks with the former world champion [[Barry McGuigan]], who said that he became good enough to turn professional. The actor's injuries include a broken nose and a damaged disc in his lower back.|source={{mdash}}"Daniel Day-Lewis aims for perfection". Article published in ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' on 22 February 2008<ref name="Telegraph 2008"/>}}
He returned to work with Jim Sheridan on ''[[In the Name of the Father]]'' in which he played [[Gerry Conlon]], one of the [[Guildford Four]], who were wrongfully convicted of a bombing carried out by the [[Provisional Irish Republican Army|Provisional IRA]]. He lost 2[[Stone (unit)|st]] 2&nbsp;lb (30&nbsp;lb or 14&nbsp;kg) for the part, kept his [[Ulster English|Northern Irish accent]] on and off the set for the entire shooting schedule, and spent stretches of time in a prison cell.<ref name="tcm"/> He insisted that crew members throw cold water at him and verbally abuse him.<ref name="tcm"/> Starring opposite [[Emma Thompson]] (who played his lawyer [[Gareth Peirce]]), and [[Pete Postlethwaite]], Day-Lewis earned his second Academy Award nomination, third BAFTA nomination, and second Golden Globe nomination.<ref>{{cite news|last=Fox |first=David J. |title=Oscar's Favorite 'List' : The Nominations : 'Schindler's' Sweeps Up With 12 Nods : 'The Piano' and 'The Remains of the Day' both receive eight nominations; 'Fugitive,' 'In the Name of the Father' earn seven |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-02-10-ca-21449-story.html |access-date=10 March 2019 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=10 February 1994 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203080052/http://articles.latimes.com/1994-02-10/entertainment/ca-21449_1_oscar-nominations |archive-date=3 December 2013 }}</ref>

Day-Lewis returned to the US in 1993, playing Newland Archer in [[Martin Scorsese]]'s [[The Age of Innocence (1993 film)|adaptation]] of the [[Edith Wharton]] novel ''[[The Age of Innocence]]''. Day-Lewis starred opposite [[Michelle Pfeiffer]], and [[Winona Ryder]]. To prepare for the film, set in America's [[Gilded Age]], he wore 1870s-period [[Aristocracy (class)|aristocratic]] clothing around New York City for two months, including [[top hat]], cane, and cape.<ref>{{cite web |title=Daniel Day-Lewis |url=http://www.helloonline.com/profiles/daniel-day-lewis/ |work=Hello! |access-date=7 January 2010 |archive-date=29 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130429124111/http://www.hellomagazine.com/profiles/daniel-day-lewis/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Although Day-Lewis was sceptical of the role, thinking himself "too English" for it and hoping for something "more rough-and-tumble", he accepted due to Scorsese directing the film.<ref>{{cite news |title=Daniel Day-Lewis: the perfectionist |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/3669814/Daniel-Day-Lewis-the-perfectionist.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/3669814/Daniel-Day-Lewis-the-perfectionist.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |access-date=21 May 2020 |work=The Telegraph|first=Lynn|last=Hirschberg|date=8 December 2007}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The film was critically well received, while [[Peter Travers]] in ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' wrote: "Day-Lewis is smashing as the man caught between his emotions and the social ethic. Not since Olivier in ''[[Wuthering Heights (1939 film)|Wuthering Heights]]'' has an actor matched piercing intelligence with such imposing good looks and physical grace."<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-reviews/the-age-of-innocence-2-246724/ | first=Peter | last=Travers | author-link=Peter Travers | title=The Age of Innocence: Review | magazine=Rolling Stone | date=16 September 1993 | access-date=12 May 2021 | archive-date=7 January 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220107124530/https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-reviews/the-age-of-innocence-2-246724/ | url-status=live }}</ref>

In 1996, Day-Lewis starred in the film adaptation of [[Arthur Miller]]'s play ''[[The Crucible (1996 film)|The Crucible]]'' reunited with Winona Ryder, and starred alongside [[Paul Scofield]], and [[Joan Allen]]. During the shoot, he met his future wife, [[Rebecca Miller]], the author's daughter.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://arabia.msn.com/gallery/Details.aspx?AlbumId=494131%7C488157&PicID=494142&Num=9&CatId=25&region=all |title=Daniel Day-Lewis &#124; Ryder's Romances Winona's long list of loves lost &#124; MSN Arabia Photo Gallery |website=Arabia.msn.com |access-date=9 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120126075536/http://arabia.msn.com/gallery/Details.aspx?AlbumId=494131%7C488157&PicID=494142&Num=9&CatId=25&region=all |archive-date=26 January 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Owen Gleiberman]] of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' gave the film a grade of "A", calling the adaptation "joltingly powerful" and noting the "spectacularly" acted performances of Day-Lewis, Scofield, and Allen.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://ew.com/article/1996/11/29/movie-review-crucible/|title=Movie Review: 'The Crucible'|date=29 November 1996|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|author=[[Owen Gleiberman]]|access-date=20 May 2017|archive-date=8 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220108225856/https://ew.com/article/1996/11/29/movie-review-crucible/|url-status=live}}</ref> He followed that with Jim Sheridan's ''[[The Boxer (1997 film)|The Boxer]]'' alongside [[Emily Watson]], starring as a former boxer and IRA member recently released from prison. His preparation included training with former boxing world champion [[Barry McGuigan]]. Immersing himself into the boxing scene, he watched [[Naseem Hamed|"Prince" Naseem Hamed]] train, and attended professional boxing matches such as the [[Nigel Benn vs. Gerald McClellan]] world title fight at [[London Arena]].<ref name="askmen">{{cite web |title=Daniel Day-Lewis |url=http://www.askmen.com/celebs/men/entertainment/daniel-day-lewis/index.html |work=[[AskMen]] |access-date=7 January 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130523073827/http://www.askmen.com/celebs/men/entertainment/daniel-day-lewis/index.html |archive-date=23 May 2013  }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author-link=Barry McGuigan |last=McGuigan |first=Barry |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/boxing/mcclellans-return-must-get-the-game-to-care-449064 |title=McClellan's return must get the game to care more |date=22 January 2007 |access-date=13 June 2015 |work=[[Daily Mirror]] |archive-date=7 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220107124539/https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/boxing/mcclellans-return-must-get-the-game-to-care-449064 |url-status=live }}</ref> Impressed with his work in the ring, McGuigan felt Day-Lewis could have become a professional boxer, commenting, "If you eliminate the top ten middleweights in Britain, any of the other guys Daniel could have gone in and fought."<ref name="method master"/>

Following ''The Boxer'', Day-Lewis took a leave of absence from acting by going into "semi-retirement" and returning to his old passion of woodworking.<ref name="askmen"/> He moved to [[Florence]], Italy, where he became intrigued by the craft of [[shoe-making]]. He apprenticed as a shoe-maker with [[Stefano Bemer]].<ref name="OnlineBio"/> For a time, his exact whereabouts and actions were not made publicly known.<ref name="NYTimes">{{cite news|title=Daniel Day Lewis: Biography|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/17559/Daniel-Day-Lewis/biography|access-date=28 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160104191629/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/17559/Daniel-Day-Lewis/biography|archive-date=4 January 2016|work=The New York Times |author=Rebecca Flint Marx|date=2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>