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One would think three-time Oscar winner Daniel Day-Lewis<\/a> has few career regrets. Still, he revealed in a new Rolling Stone interview Wednesday that his decision to retire \u2014 only to have to field endless questions about his upcoming comeback \u2014 is definitely among them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cI would have done well to just keep my mouth shut, for sure,\u201d he told the outlet with a laugh<\/a>. \u201cIt just seems like such grandiose gibberish to talk about. I never intended to retire, really. I just stopped doing that particular type of work so I could do some other work.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Day-Lewis announced his retirement<\/a> to utter shock in 2017 from fans, critics and cinephiles. With multiple accolades and a then-seemingly final performance in Paul Thomas Anderson\u2019s \u201cPhantom Thread<\/a>\u201d en route to theaters, it appeared to be a permanent adieu.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The acting legend explained at the time<\/a> that he no longer believed in \u201cthe value\u201d of his work, and that quitting was something he \u201chad to\u201d do. But it was revealed last year that Day-Lewis had reversed course<\/a> and was cast in the lead of a psychological drama.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cAnemone<\/a>\u201d is not only written and directed by the actor\u2019s son Ronan Day-Lewis, but co-written by the thespian himself. It centers on an English veteran (Sean Bean<\/a>) who reunites with his brother (Day-Lewis), who has lived in the woods in full isolation for 20 years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n While his return might surprise some, Day-Lewis says acting itself was never an issue.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cI never, ever stopped loving the work,\u201d he told Rolling Stone. \u201cBut there were aspects of the way of life that went with it that I\u2019d never come to terms with \u2014 from the day I started out to today. There\u2019s something about that process that left me feeling hollowed out at the end of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n With his decades of experience, the actor told Rolling Stone he was more than a little familiar with this cycle, saying that, typically, the emotional exhaustion of performing a role is followed by \u201ca regeneration\u201d of sorts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cAnd it was only really in the last experience [making The Phantom Thread<\/em>] that I began to feel quite strongly that maybe there wouldn\u2019t be that regeneration anymore,\u201d he said. \u201cThat I just probably should just keep away from it, because I didn\u2019t have anything else to offer.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n It appears the actor still has something left in the tank, however, if the pulse-pounding \u201cAnemone\u201d trailer<\/a> is any indication. Even during this window of introspection, Day-Lewis has also retained a sense of humor about the choices he\u2019s made.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n 20 Years Of<\/span>Free<\/span>Journalism<\/span><\/p>\n Your Support<\/span>Fuels<\/span>Our Mission<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Your Support<\/span>Fuels<\/span>Our Mission<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n