Lincoln role should have gone to an American: Daniel Day-Lewis
Actor Daniel Day-Lewis says he felt apprehensive about playing a US president in `Lincoln` because he was convinced that the lead role should have been given to an American.
|Last Updated: Jan 26, 2013, 02:27 PM IST|Source: Bureau
London: Actor Daniel Day-Lewis says he felt apprehensive about playing a US president in `Lincoln` because he was convinced that the lead role should have been given to an American.
The `Gangs of New York` star, who was born and raised in London but also has Irish citizenship because of his father`s connections to the country, said his background made him feel like a fraud for taking on the role of beloved US President Abraham Lincoln, reported Daily Star.
"I was very aware of the responsibility involved as I didn`t want to be the person who desecrated the memory of the most loved president America has ever known...
"It seemed like an outlandish idea to take someone who grew up in south east London and make him President of the United States... I`m not an American citizen so I don`t have the right to be president," he said.
Day-Lewis, 55, previously said that he had doubts about taking on the film project, but the gamble paid off and he has received a Best Actor Oscar nomination for the role, as well as a nod at the upcoming British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Film Awards.
He also won a Best Actor trophy at the recent Golden Globes.
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