BREAKING YOUR CHARACTER;

IN MY OPINION;

WILLIAM REYNOLDS:

BREAKING YOUR CHARACTER;

Beginning actors usually break their character 'way too soon" ,,, sometimes within seconds. As soon as they finish speaking

they instantly go back to being their regular selves. Unfortunately the camera is probably still rolling. If one breaks their character

that soon, it means they were never in character in the first place.

Daniel Day-Lewis texted as Abraham Lincoln.

Day-Lewis is known to do extensive research before any and all of his roles.

He refused to leave his character's wheel chair in "My Left Foot" even after filming was finished. All of the slumping caused him to eventually break two ribs. Later, for "The Last of the Mohicans" Lewis spent six months in the wild teaching himself to build a canoe and trap and skin animals.

In his latest role as the 16th president in "Lincoln" the British actor kept his higher-pitched American accent going the entire shoot, and began signing texts "Yours, A."

His efforts have worked, because Lewis has won two Oscars and was nominated for Abe as well. {Quite a difference between staying in character for months, or dropping it as soon as you shut up} { Being an actor is 'easy' right?}