Daniel Day-Lewis Uses Flip Phone, Sends The World (Myself Included) Into A Frenzy

    "He’s clearly in full-on method mode for his top secret movie on the founding of myspace dot com."

    Crystal Ro
    by Crystal Ro

    BuzzFeed Staff

    Sir Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis — some would call him the greatest actor of our generation (maybe even ever?).

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    He's won three Academy Awards like it's no big deal and is almost always like, "Oh, I'm retired," but then comes back with a vengeance to WOW us all with speeches about milkshakes (and other things).

    And, most recently, he WOW-ed the internet by mystically appearing in the NYC subway using a flip phone. YES, A FLIP PHONE.

    karen han @karenyhan

    for everyone who asked for pictorial evidence

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    He was spotted by writer Karen Han, who initially tweeted, "Daniel Day-Lewis is on my train and casually just looking at his flip phone." And then FOR PROOF shared the above image with us plebs.

    But, that's not even the best part (although, LOL, I love it) — the best part is actually everyone else's hilarious reaction to it.

    Like this two-part realization:

    Twitter: @intothecrevasse

    And this believable ~explanation~:

    Twitter: @everybody_cares

    This one, too:

    Twitter: @alanzilberman

    The photo has even spawned life-altering changes:

    Twitter: @pauvrelapinou

    Some people were straight-up turned on:

    Twitter: @peirslouise

    Others made very valid observations:

    Twitter: @Ceilidhann

    And they also asked some fair questions:

    Twitter: @kibblesmith

    A few had questions about other parts of the photo:

    Twitter: @MitchDickson

    Right, tho?!

    Twitter: @LikChan

    Then things started to go off the rails a bit (but, like, in a good way):

    Twitter: @JimmyMecks

    And some people joked about his character in Phantom Thread:

    Twitter: @studiesincrap

    As well as, of course, Lincoln:

    Twitter: @chrisdmytriw1

    The bottom line is Daniel Day-Lewis is tall, rides the NYC subway, uses a flip phone in 2018, and is just an all-around blessing to us all.

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    (And just in case you had any doubts...)

    Mitchell Dickson @MitchDickson

    @karenyhan Holy crap, it's him. Look at the ring.

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