SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Leaving nothing to chance, Daniel Day-Lewis’ prep for his movie role as Abraham Lincoln included the two-time Academy Award winner secretly spending time in the 16th U.S. president’s former Illinois turf.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/QS5yew) reports Day-Lewis toured Lincoln sites in Springfield two years ago, at times standing in the Old State Capitol’s chamber and asking to be left alone for 10 minutes.
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