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
broader challenge inspires movies people pleasures quite simply voice ways
One of the pleasures of going to the movies for me is quite simply to see new ways, to think about broader ways or to challenge something as a given. It's usually people from outside, from the margins, that have the voice that inspires me.
balance fall people rooted strike unless
Unless it's a down-and-dirty little film ... you have to strike that balance between having it rooted and having the people not fall out of it,
people want passionate
I want to work with people who are good at what they do, and people who are passionate.
crazy people bully
The truth is I like the crazy ones better than the well-behaved ones normally because they tend to be the passionate ones. They never come after you if you're holding up your end. The only thing that's bad about an abusive director is that they bully the people they can.
thinking hollywood-life people
I don't think people are interested in my personal life. I've never had a Hollywood life. I've always been a worker.
character people important
I don't want people to know anything about me, because that's not important. I'm more interested in the me that takes shape through the characters.
bridges people want
I'm one of those people who when I go over a bridge, I want to jump. It's just this intense tickle in the back of my throat. It's like I'm on the verge the whole time I'm walking over that bridge, and I'm not going to get a release until I jump.
people doe internet
It's too easy to trivialize people. The Internet does it all the time.
people looks scene
Trust is always a factor. You've just got to look at the big picture, and you've got to look at the small picture - the small picture in the sense that you've got to make every scene work and you've got to deal with what people are presenting you with, too.
real thinking people
I don't think people want to see me as a regular guy; besides, I'm a regular guy in real life. I guess I just want to be reckless in my work.
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.
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.
interesting people stories
I have some sort of affinity for compulsive behavior. The most interesting stories come up from the people on the outside.
games people important
I feel like it's important to be flexible, particularly when I'm coming in late in the game and I'm connective tissue in the story. I'm not at the very center. It's important for me to have a certain kind of flexibility and try to help people do what they need to do.