The 2008 TIME 100 Finalists

Read about the leaders, artists, enterpreneurs and thinkers who, in your opinion, deserve a spot on this year's TIME 100 —Scott Brown and Michelle Kung

DANIEL DAY-LEWIS

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AGE: 50
OCCUPATION: Actor, milkshake enthusiast
NUMBER OF TIME COVERS: 0
PREVIOUS APPEARANCES ON THE TIME 100: 0

PRO: As There Will Be Blood's atavistic American grotesque oilman Daniel Plainview, the intense, famously immersed Oscar winner reminded us that fine acting can also be a bloody contact sport.

CON: Ringtone syndrome. Day-Lewis' performance might be overshadowed for posterity by its spotlight riff: "I... drink... your... milkshake!" Which might go down as a successor to "Say hello to my leeeeel frien'!"

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