''He is so powerful as an actor that he makes you want to try to match up to him in scenes, which is virtually impossible. He's not big on compliments, so when he gives you one, you feel like you're receiving an Oscar.'' -- WINONA RYDER
He does more with a burning glance and a well-timed gesture than many of his peers do with an entire script. Wildly gifted, the 41-year-old Oscar-winning (My Left Foot) Day-Lewis has demonstrated staggering range, playing everything from street thug to Victorian aesthete. He works sparingly, with a restraint that suggests taste rather than ego. And never one to rest on those matinee-idol looks, he turns every performance into a master class.
DON'T MISS: My Left Foot (1989), In the Name of the Father (1993), The Boxer (1997)
NEXT: Day-Lewis is on an indefinite hiatus.
