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This is one of those performances where I have to remind myself that what I am witnessing is an actor playing a role. Because I cant see any traces of Daniel Day Lewis here, I can only see a living and breathing character. That`s how good it is

He tells that story like someone who actually experienced it. It's phenomenal. Just like Marlon Brando describing vaccinating the village in Apocalypse Now.

What a situation to be in. The guy that killed your father loves you like a son. Wow.

It’s crazy. Because Bill respected the priest so much above even his closest friends. He fell in love with this boy because he saw the same passion and heat in his eyes. He just couldn’t put why that was. The father leads the son. He loved the priests son because of respect and didn’t even know it

“He spared me because he wanted me to live in shame. This was a great man” Tells you all you need to know about his outlook on people and life.

"He wanted me to live in shame.. this was a great man." That's the best line. :)

Most people say Daniel Day Louis in "There Will Be Blood" is his best acting performance but in my opinion, his portrayal of Bill The Butcher is the GREATEST acting performance I have ever seen.

Such a scene. For a son to have to sit there and hear the man who murdered his father speak so movingly about him.

Daniel day Lewis is literally one of the greatest actors there has ever been. Look at his resume, he doesn't do that many films, but they are nearly all classic films and great performances. Beast of an actor.

Daniel Day Lewis’s portrayal of Bill the Butcher is by FAR the greatest performance by an actor I have ever seen. His performance is just hands down above anything I’ve ever seen anyone else do in cinema.. just one of those performances that hit ya..

How the hell did Lewis not win an Oscar for this role?

Listening to the way he pauses on certain phrases, lets certain words hang in the air, how he goes from being very genial to a threat in a second and then right back to genial. I don’t know how TF he lost the Oscar for this role.

Not too many people can make leo look like he doesn't belong, but day lewis is literally just on an entirely different level.

3:36 Wonderful reaction by DiCaprio here, conveying the realization that, by the standards of the "civilization" his father and Bill represent, Bill's revenge *was* well done. Fair play under the principles both men lived by. He's grasping the distinction between hating the player and hating the game.

I really loved those "Pauses or long breaths", that shows his vulnerability while narrating the story.

Bill the butcher was a bad guy that you could respect....the respect he shows the priest years after....love this role

He should have won an Oscar for this

He is the finest actor I’ve ever seen

He's never had a bad scene. No one else in Hollywood can say that... (?)

the guy is such a good actor that he made even his glass eye fill with tears

That kind of trying not to cry breathing is way too real. That dude was channeling real emotions into those lines. Way too real

A marvelous portrayal of a vicious survivor stricken with grief more than fear. Not off of the things he had done but by what things had to be and what could have been but never was. An excellent scene of resolve and remembrance

Daniel Day Lewis is just exceptionally talented and love his performance.

"He spared me because he wanted me to live in shame, this is a great man, a great man." Get's me everytime. Principles are all we have in life.

“Fear preserves the order of things.” The real fearsome thing is, he’s right 🙃

Bill Cutting is a goddamn legend. Love every second he's on screen. Daniel Day Lewis didn't play Bill, he became him. Absolutely beautiful.

In all the interviews I have seen of DDL he comes across as a humble and almost shy man. He is very laid back and reserved in his approach. Knowing that makes his performances all that much more impressive and special. To see the man for his true nature and then see him ACT as someone completely different!

“Is your mouth all glued up with cunny juice”. Up there with the greatest movie lines ever.

this is the reason why Daniel Day-Lewis is master of his craft. such great talent from this man.

Credit to the writing and direction. Daniel Day Lewis is an artist, but needs good paint, a good canvis, and a good muse to truly shine and this scene gave him everything he needed.

Transcends performance. It’s hard to accept that we’ll never get a new performance from him again.

After watching this film I cried when his character died. I know he wasn't perfect but you really came to care about him after his astonishing performance

I love this scene you could see Amsterdam was torn by the respect for his dad. And I think the fact he was starting love Bill like a father.

Daniel Day-Lewis is the greatest actor of all time!

The incorporation of his breathing, his voice tone, facial expression and the look is mind blowing. 🫡🫡🫡

Daniel Day Lewis in this movie was like the smart kid in class bumping his group presentation grade from like a C- to an A+

Daniel Day Lewis is unmatched. He difinitely makes this movie

One of my favorite movies of all time!!

I really have to say this, but Bill the Butcher is Daniel Day Lewis's best role in my opinion. Lots of people would like to say "Lincoln" or "There Will Be Blood" (which are both exceptional performances), but the thing about Bill's character is that Daniel played him as a villain with a moral code. He saw the world around him as if it's the law of the jungle in his eyes. He was truly ruthless and yet he felt grief over killing the most honorable man in combat. That shows how complicated Bill the Butcher is as a character. It's even more haunting when you find out he is a _real person_ in actual history. It's chilling.

In any movie, any scene, is no one that so captivates an audience as Daniel day Lewis

10 OUT OF 10, DANIEL DAY LEWIS IS AN AMAZING ACTOR, JUST BRILLIANT !!!

I can't find the words to describe how tremendous this scene was. You can't even seperate the character from the actor. It's unquestionably the most convincing bit of acting I've ever witnessed. Daniel Day Lewis is the GOAT.

What a fantastic monologue and performance.

Greatest actor of all time. Period.

What an immersive character.

I remember watching this movie for the first time, 6 or 7 year olds and even then I realized how great this movie was. Still just as great everytime I watch it again

This is one of those films that I find myself returning to, time and time again. I didn't think that I would when I first saw it in the cinema but I think it is actually a bona fide classic now.

this is one of the greatest performances in cinematic history.

amazing writing. the eye wrapped in blue paper. Red , White and Blue

“He spared me because he wanted me to live in shame, this was a great man.” My favorite quote of all time

The depth of the characters in this movie is phenomenal. The struggle of having the level of respect he does for the man who killed his father.

Daniel Day-Lewis my in my opinion best actor of all time! wish he would make a return

Lewis's character in this movie and Bardem's character in No Country for Old Men come in right behind Hopkin's in Silence of the Lambs for the three most genuinely creepy characters of all time - at least in my book.

"The spectical of fearsome acts" cold blooded Jack

For such a brutal character you have to respect Bill’s conviction. Daniel Day Lewis played it perfectly

Thats not acting, thas becoming the character. One of the greatest scenes in cinematic history.

Daniel is so good that when Bill talks about the memory of the fight and almost getting killed, you can hear like a really faint trembling in the breathing and voice just like he would be in the memory as he describes it. Ofcourse being the character he is in this movie, those suddle things are like closest of Billy showing any vunerability. Not over or under doing anything, just on point. He's truly an anomaly in what he can do, there just isn't anyone else who have done as many you could say just Perfect roles with full on transformations. Knowing who the character is and being the character as well as can. Even movies where he doesn't like fullfull on transform like In The Name of The Father he is always good if the movie otherwise holds up. There just is these handfull of times where the character, his choices from the years prep and director with the script just have created something that nobody else have managed to come even close to (it is quite crazy how much he can learn in a year, he learns things that won't even neccesarily be shown in the movie like writing in certain way). Anybody coming close to him not that I've seen, just how eerily differend but convincing he can be from just himself with having down everything from voice to mannerisms to every minor detail.

Should’ve won the Oscar for this as well.

He removed his own eye and gave it to his foe. BADASS at its highest level.

5 minute masterclass in acting.

He's just like any ruler.

Insane how good he is. People always say he changes his voice but I don’t think people give enough credit to his mannerisms. His smiles. His eyes. The way he moves his eyebrows. A slouch, movement in the shoulders. It truly is like an entirely different person!

He didnt even take Priest in a proper fight. He had to use a cheap move in the end to beat the man who spared him.

Beautifully written

The absolute, beautiful complexity of his character and their relationship is just awe inspiring.

What makes Daniel's performance so believable is the trembling in his breathing while he talks.

Lewis has two of the greatest acting performances in lead rolls in movies all time in Gangs of New York and There Will be Blood imo! 👍🏻

I've seen a lot of Daniel Day Lewis movies but I'm pretty sure I could sit next to him on a plane and never know it was him. He's so versatile in his roles and reserved in his personal life it's hard to a put a finger on the man. Some actors, like Tom Cruise, are basically the same person in every movie and real life but Lewis is so versatile that every character he plays is completely different than the others. He may be the greatest actor to have ever lived.

My FAVORITE person in this Film.

11/100 Daniel Day Lewis is beyond gifted.

One of the greatest actors ever...

Growing up is understanding that Bill was the hero.

What a delivery. "He spared my life because he wanted me to live in shame. This was a great man." so cold.

what an actor!! Every time he just gets you ❤❤

Probably my favorite actor playing the best villain of all time

DDL brings it every time. A generation level talent.

One of my favorite performances of all time.

I could listen to that old New York accent all day. As always, Daniel Day Lewis completely embodied this role.

With out Daniel Day Lewis this movie would be entirely forgettable

I've seen this movie a dozen times, (Bill reminds me so much of my father it's chilling) and I always wished Amsterdam would have chosen this moment to simply say, "He was my father..." to see what would happen! Bill would have either been enraged or impressed.

Amazing performance. Feels like your a witness to an actual time in history

This scene shows how there are levels to acting. There's Daniel Day Lewis and then there's everyone else.

Love how the acting is so good in this scene that you can tell Butcher knows it’s the priests son even though he doesn’t say it directly

This scene shows the gulf in acting talent between a real actor Daniel Day Lewis and a moviestar like DiCaprio. Here, we’re watching Bill the Butcher speaking to a character played by Leonardo DiCaprio

One of the classic moments.

Absolutely epic and completely unforgettable !!

There will be blood. One of the finest acting performances I've ever watched. Martin Sheen in Apocalypse Now. Rutger Hauer as a Replicant in Blade Runner. Paul Newman in Cool Hand Luke. Shaw, Scheider and Dreyfuss in Jaws. Probably the finest grouping of appropriate talent we should ever wish for. feel free to complete below my impossible list.

I mean, what can be said about Daniel Day Lewis that hasn't already been said, right? I literally forget that it's him in almost every single role he plays. And he's never ever 'out there' in any kind of spotlight. Ever. A master. Not comparing of course, but I feel the same vibe about Gary Oldman. There's others of course. But what a great scene.

This is one of my favorite prodigal son returns home movies.

Incredible piece of work!

In that same New York, same time, is his Newland Archer from The Age of Innocence. Day Lewis' acting range is impressive

The idea of fear preserving the "order" of things is the basis for all tyranny. I thought that was the opposite of what this country stands for.

There are only 2 actors to reach such a level , Marlon Brando and Daniel Day Lewis.

Still one of the best movies I've ever seen. Especially this scene

He knew exactly who Amsterdam was from the beginning

It's so important for a young man to have a mentor in life.

Him speaking this with the flag on his shoulders is top tier symbolism.

This ranks up there with Thulsa Doom's Riddle of Steel speech among the great villain speeches.

Im comfortable saying this man is the best actor I have ever seen.