He brooded, as Lincoln. He seduced in The Unbearable Lightness of Being . And he murdered, in There Will Be Blood. This week, Daniel Day-Lewis — a three-time Oscar winner, and incomparable film chameleon — announced he is retiring from acting at 60. A statement released by his spokeswoman gave no explanation, saying this is a private decision, and that Day-Lewis will have no further comment. The actor has often taken lengthy sabbaticals between films, but this time it's apparently permanent. So what will he be doing? Well, we know that Day-Lewis has a number of deep passions outside of acting. Woodworking for one, dating back to when he was in boarding school. Back then, he imagined a life making furniture and even applied for an apprenticeship with a cabinetmaker — before drama drew him in. Years later, he apprenticed with a master cobbler — learning the craft of shoe-making, in Florence. I asked Day-Lewis about these pursuits in 2012, when I interviewed him about his role as Abraham
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