Daniel Day Lewis
Daniel Day-Lewis still holds a grudge against directors who treated him badly earlier in his career.
The British actor is tipped to compete for his third Best Actor Academy Award next year (10) for his critically-acclaimed role in musical Nine.
But Day-Lewis insists he hasn't always been revered in Hollywood, and occasionally encounters movie hotshots who rejected him offhand when he was a young wannabe.
He tells the Belfast Telegraph newspaper, "Most dancers, actors and singers get treated like filth at auditions.
"You never forget that do you? I mean every now and then I bump into some of the directors that treated me that way when I was a kid and they're all over me like a rash and you can't forget it because you're so vulnerable."
But Day Lewis has had the last laugh going on to win two Oscars during his career for My Left Foot and There Will Be Blood.
He is back on the big screen this week with musical Nine, which follows director Guido Contini.
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