Jim Cullen : The quintessential Day-Lewis character is a frontiersman , even when that frontiersman is disguised as a gang member staking out a territory ( `` Gangs of New York '' ) , or an iconoclastic Manhattan attorney chafing against social convention ( `` The Age of Innocence '' ) If Daniel - Day Lewis wins best actor award at the festival , it will be a record . Cullen : Day - Lewis has made the most impact by playing Americans , notably frontiersmen . He says the actor 's portrayal of America is like a likable , three - dimensional human being . Cullen : Day - Lewis seems to be telling us that the truest Americans are the restless ones .
Jim Cullen : If Daniel - Day Lewis wins best actor award at the festival , it will be a record . Cullen : Day - Lewis has made the most impact by playing Americans , notably frontiersmen . He says the actor 's portrayal of America is like a likable , three - dimensional human being . Cullen : Day - Lewis seems to be telling us that the truest Americans are the restless ones .