10 Brilliantly Self-Indulgent Movie Moments From OTT Actors

7. Daniel Day-Lewis - There Will Be Blood (2007)

MilkshakeMiramax FilmsThe first man to ever win three Academy Awards for Best Actor, Daniel Day-Lewis is rightly lauded as one of the finest talents to grace a cinema screen. Despite his well-earned reputation as an intensely focused Method actor, he isn't above a little bit of scenery chewing as this much-parodied scene can attest. The actor's performance as Daniel Plainview dominates the movie, ranging from restrained to ferocious in what is an incredible turn even by Day-Lewis' impeccable standards. However, in this scene it gets a little cartoonish and the over-the-top histrionics sit uneasily with the low-key nature of the rest of the movie. Still, it remains uniquely memorable for no other reason than the the actor's delivery of the now-iconic lines 'DRAINAGE!!!' and 'I drink your milkshake', which went on to spawn a thousand internet memes.
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