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Steven Spielberg: Well, I was thrilled that Lincoln was a success,
and as I was thinking about what to do next,
it -- in the middle of the night I woke up and it hit me, Obama.
I mean, the guy's already a lame duck, so why wait?
Picking the right actor to play Obama, that was the challenge.
I mean, who is Obama really?
We don't know.
We never got his transcripts and they say he's kind of aloof.
So I needed someone who could dive in and really
become Barack Obama.
And as it turns out, the answer was right in front
of me all along.
Daniel Day-Lewis.
He becomes his characters.
Hawkeye, from "Last of the Mohicans,"
and Bill the Butcher from "Gangs in New York,"
and Abraham Lincoln in "Lincoln."
And you know what?
He nailed it.
The President: Was it hard playing Obama?
I'll be honest, yeah, it was.
This accent took a while.
Hello, Ohio. Hello, Ohio.
I love you back.
Look, look, let me be clear about this.
The cosmetics were challenging.
I mean, you wouldn't believe how long it takes to put these ears
on in the morning.
I don't know how he walks around with these things.
Steven Spielberg: Once we had Daniel to play Obama,
we had to cast the rest of his team,
and I think we've got some pretty terrific performances.
Tracy Morgan: Working with a legend like Daniel is intimidating,
but he makes everyone better, you know.
Without him I never could have played Joe Biden, literally.
Hi, I'm Joe Biden.
The President: The hardest part, trying to understand his motivations.
Why did he pursue health care first?
What makes him tick?
Why doesn't he get mad?
If I were him, I'd be mad all the time.
But I'm not him, I'm Daniel Day-Lewis.
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