--- description: Daniel Day-Lewis announced on Tuesday that he is retiring from acting, and the Internet had some good-natured fun with the news. title: The Funniest Reactions to Daniel Day-Lewis' Retirement Announcement image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt041102e9382d53a1/6988d2844ee262e82530dcfc/daniel-day-lewis-retire-reactions.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [celebrities](/tag/celebrities/) ## celebrities Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # The Internet Won't Let Daniel Day-Lewis Retire Without Having Some Fun With Him First by [Mahita Gajanan](/author/mahita-gajanan/) ## Mahita Gajanan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Gajanan is an editor at TIME. Jun 20, 2017 8:40 PM CUT  Daniel Day-Lewis arrives for the 2013 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Graydon Carter at Sunset Tower on February 24, 2013. Daniel Day-Lewis arrives for the 2013 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Graydon Carter at Sunset Tower on February 24, 2013.Larry Busacca/VF13—Getty Images for Vanity Fair by [Mahita Gajanan](/author/mahita-gajanan/) ## Mahita Gajanan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Gajanan is an editor at TIME. Jun 20, 2017 8:40 PM CUT Daniel Day-Lewis announced on Tuesday that he is [retiring from acting](http://time.com/4825170/daniel-day-lewis-retire/ "undefined"), according to a report from [_Variety_](http://variety.com/2017/film/news/daniel-day-lewis-quits-acting-oscar-winner-1202472766/ "undefined"). The renowned actor will step down from the profession at the age of 60 following decades of lauded performances, three of which earned him Oscars for Best Actor. His final film, set to hit theaters on December 25, will be _Phantom Thread_, for which he reunites with _There Will Be Blood_ director Paul Thomas Anderson for a story about the 1950s fashion industry in London. The news of Day-Lewis’ retirement inspired a trove of good-natured jokes online. Some poked fun at his well-known dedication to method acting, while others quipped that the announcement is just a way for him to clean up more acting awards. > [](https://twitter.com/MrFilmkritik/status/877246368976441345) > [](https://twitter.com/mattybooz/status/877247831165329408) > [](https://twitter.com/tarantallegra/status/877246580704849920) > [](https://twitter.com/jordanzakarin/status/877250054146465793) Others suspected that Day-Lewis might pursue political ambitions. > [](https://twitter.com/JordanEller/status/877247355938119680) > [](https://twitter.com/ditzkoff/status/877248618629124096) And as Billy Eichner put it, the news of Day-Lewis’ retirement at least removes some heavy competition for his peers. > [](https://twitter.com/billyeichner/status/877249103679193089) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4825771/daniel-day-lewis-retirement-reactions/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4825771/daniel-day-lewis-retirement-reactions/"},"headline":"The Internet Won't Let Daniel Day-Lewis Retire Without Having Some Fun With Him First","datePublished":"2017-06-20T20:40:06.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:44:42.861Z","description":"Daniel Day-Lewis announced on Tuesday that he is retiring from acting","url":"https://time.com/4825771/daniel-day-lewis-retirement-reactions/","keywords":["celebrities","Newsfeed","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt041102e9382d53a1/6988d2844ee262e82530dcfc/daniel-day-lewis-retire-reactions.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Mahita Gajanan","jobTitle":"Gajanan is an editor at TIME.","url":"https://time.com/author/mahita-gajanan/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt041102e9382d53a1/6988d2844ee262e82530dcfc/daniel-day-lewis-retire-reactions.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"2013 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Graydon Carter - Roaming Arrivals","caption":"2013 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Graydon Carter - Roaming Arrivals","creditText":"Larry Busacca/VF13—Getty Images for Vanity Fair","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/celebrities/","name":"celebrities"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4825771/daniel-day-lewis-retirement-reactions/","name":"The Internet Won't Let Daniel Day-Lewis Retire Without Having Some Fun With Him First"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"The Insane Amount of Money Oscar’s Biggest Winners Have Made at the Box Office MONEY","description":"Who are the Oscar's biggest winners? 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