Awesome: First Photo of Daniel Day-Lewis as Abraham Lincoln

Lincoln-top.jpg" style="margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; float: left; width: 260px; height: 190px; " />Perhaps the best thing about the fact that Daniel Day-Lewis is cast as Abraham Lincoln in Steven Spielberg's biopic about the former President is knowing that at any given moment, somewhere in the world, Daniel Day-Lewis is pretending to be Lincoln in his everyday life.

Day-Lewis is pretty much the method actor to end all method actors, taking years to prepare for each of his roles. That's a big part of the reason why he not only does so well in each role, but also seems to transform himself fully each time he does a new movie.

Sure enough, Day-Lewis has been spotted out in public with his new Lincoln look. Twitter user @UVAMichael saw Day-Lewis in a diner and surreptitiously snapped a photo.

So, below you can see the start of Day-Lewis' transformation into Abraham Lincoln, complete with sideburns, goatee, and slicked-back hair. All that's missing is the top hat.

Pretty accurate, eh? With Spielberg at the helm, Day-Lewis in the lead, and Sally Field, Tommy Lee Jones and Joseph Gordon-Levitt with major roles, "Lincoln" should be one heck of a film.