Willem Dafoe
Willem Dafoe
William J. "Willem" Dafoeis an American actor. A member of the experimental theater company The Wooster Group, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Platoonand Shadow of the Vampire. His other film appearances include The Last Temptation of Christ, The English Patientand the Spider-Man trilogy. He has also had voice roles in Finding Nemoand Fantastic Mr. Fox...
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth22 July 1955
CityAppleton, WI
gun littles sticks
If you get stuck and it feels a little stiff, then you do have to mess it up to find it. But other times it's really written and you just stick to your guns and do it as elegantly and as concentrated and as committed as you can.
thinking knowing balance
I think on some level, you do your best things when you're a little off-balance, a little scared. You've got to work from mystery, from wonder, from not knowing.
stuff bombs pumpkin
The mask can be a limitation, but you just deal with it. You do get superhuman strength and pumpkin bombs and all this other stuff to express yourself with.'
growing want next
All the time, as an actor, you want to be asking what's next and where things are going. If you're not asking those questions, you're not growing.
running drama opposites
Basically, when I hear the words 'family drama,' I run in the opposite direction.
people community stories
I love theaters. I love the event of going there and seeing a movie with a lot of people. I like the community coming around the story.
men differences body
Emotionally men and women are different, but only as a result of the physical differences. It all comes back to our bodies.
doubt creeps projects
I am confident only when I am constantly in motion. Between projects, the doubt creeps in.
people want different
I'm no different to anyone else; I want people to like me. I just don't particularly want them to understand me.
believe imagination new-life
I prefer shooting on location, just because it always helps you. You go some place, you put your life on hold even more than when you've settled in some place. You can make a new life so it opens yourself up to the make-believe and the imagination in a way when you aren't burdened by things that remind you of your life all the time.
important-relationships important males
I've never had any close male friends. The most important relationships in my life have always been with women.
fun moving target
It's no fun for an actor to keep repeating what you did before. It's always changing. I'm changing. The target keeps moving. That's the beauty of it.
challenges mind firsts
I set myself challenges every time I work. Ideally, I approach everything as though it's the first time - with a beginner's mind and an amateur's love.
pride kind guilty
I pride myself on being fairly polite on a set so it's kind of a guilty pleasure to poke others on the set.