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Willem Dafoe
Willem Dafoe
American Actor
Born: Jul 22, 1955
Actor Me People Think Work You
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Great theatre is about challenging how we think and encouraging us to fantasize about a world we aspire to. Willem Dafoe
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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. Willem Dafoe
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The worst thing is to get involved with people who aren't passionate about what they're doing. Willem Dafoe
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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. Willem Dafoe
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Corruption is something you face all the time. Avoid it. Willem Dafoe
Time You Corruption Face Something Avoid
A lot of critics are lazy. They don't want to look closely and analyze something for what it is. They take a quick first impression and then rush to compare it to something they've seen before. Willem Dafoe
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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.' Willem Dafoe
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When I was a kid I was very interested in the idea of the will, finding out what you're capable of. I liked those kind of challenges. Willem Dafoe
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The bad things about theatre get balanced by the good things in film and vice versa. So to tell you the truth, I love it when I can go back and forth - it feeds different parts of you and exercises different muscles. Willem Dafoe
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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. Willem Dafoe
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Film is fragmented and gets into lots of other people's hands. There are a lot of pleasures that theatre gives me. You get to perform uninterrupted. Willem Dafoe
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I'll never be able to really see a film that I'm in. Willem Dafoe
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One of the pleasures of being an actor is quite simply taking a walk in someone else's shoes. And when I look at the roles I've played, I'm kind of amazed at all the wonderful adventures I've had and the different things I've learned. Willem Dafoe
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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. Willem Dafoe
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Any actor who tells you that he makes choices, absolutely, is wrong. You find work and work finds you. Willem Dafoe
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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. Willem Dafoe
Time You Those Questions Going Where Want Asking Next Growing Actor Things
Let's hope I never end up on a deserted island, because I could never make a decision on which three CDs to take with me. Willem Dafoe
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Turn off the sound in a movie, and if you can tell what's going on, the movie should work. Willem Dafoe
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I do want to be in mainstream movies that are going to be seen. I suppose it satisfies the showbiz side of me. Willem Dafoe
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When I give over to somebody's vision rather than have an idea of what I need to do, it takes me to places I wouldn't have got to by myself. I'm always attracted to a strong director. Willem Dafoe
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It's true in the beginning I started playing villains, and I think that's pretty clear, because if you don't conventionally look a certain way and you've got a certain kind of presence when you're young, then what's available to you is character roles, and the best character roles when you're young tend to be villains. Willem Dafoe
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I was watching 'Wild at Heart,' and I can honestly say I did nothing for that apart from show up! Willem Dafoe
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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. Willem Dafoe
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You can be intuitive when you've got a more expansive role. You can get into the poetry of telling the story rather than just pushing buttons. Willem Dafoe
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I am confident only when I am constantly in motion. Between projects, the doubt creeps in. Willem Dafoe
Doubt Projects Constantly Only Between Am Motion Confident Creeps
I was born William. My father was William. I came from a big family, I hated being called Billy. Willem's a nickname; it's a Dutch name, very common in the Netherlands. Willem Dafoe
Family Father Big William Hated Born Netherlands Name Came Big Family Very Dutch Common Being Billy Nickname
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