The director's very important to me, particularly when the director has a recognizable style. — Willem Dafoe Copy Share Image
Truth is, generally I like film festivals; somewhere at some level there's an exchange of ideas. — Willem Dafoe Copy Share Image
When I give over to somebody's vision rather than have an idea of what I need to do, it takes me to… — Willem Dafoe Copy Share Image
Usually when you meet with a director, just meeting them after you've seen something you're interested in, they say, "Oh I'd love… — Willem Dafoe Copy Share Image
Film is fragmented and gets into lots of other people's hands. There are a lot of pleasures that theatre gives me. You… — Willem Dafoe Copy Share Image
It's fair to say that if you have a lot of experience, your power is greater. You have more of an opportunity… — Willem Dafoe Copy Share Image
Sometimes you make very interesting movies that aren't meant for everybody. But this is a capitalist society, so everything conspires to put… — Willem Dafoe Copy Share Image
In my experience, sometimes a movie just hits at the wrong time, gets the wrong press, or gets the wrong representation, and… — Willem Dafoe Copy Share Image
I'm an optimist. I hope if a movie's good that it will be a success, but as we know, that's not always… — Willem Dafoe Copy Share Image
I do want to be in mainstream movies that are going to be seen. I suppose it satisfies the showbiz side of… — Willem Dafoe Copy Share Image
I have some sort of affinity for compulsive behavior. The most interesting stories come up from the people on the outside. They… — Willem Dafoe Copy Share Image
In films you do a scene, you play around with it and unless you're doing a lot of reshooting, which no one… — Willem Dafoe Copy Share Image
I try to attach myself to people who really inspire me, and directors who are really passionate. That way, I can give… — Willem Dafoe Copy Share Image
The bad things about theatre get balanced by the good things in film and vice versa. So to tell you the truth,… — Willem Dafoe Copy Share Image
The real difficulty for smaller films, when they're made independently and it's time to go for a distributor, sometimes if it's a… — Willem Dafoe Copy Share Image
The truth is I like the crazy ones better than the well-behaved ones normally because they tend to be the passionate ones.… — Willem Dafoe Copy Share Image
I aspire to be an instrument of the director. I'm happiest like that. The stronger the director, the more I'm willing to… — Willem Dafoe Copy Share Image
I'm an optimist. I hope if a movie's good that it will be a success, but that's not always true, just because… — Willem Dafoe Copy Share Image
I like the idea of sitting in a theater with a bunch of people. With technology now, people are getting more and… — Willem Dafoe Copy Share Image
While we have a very strong popular culture, the roots of American culture are very shallow, and we put emphasis on how… — Willem Dafoe Copy Share Image
If you know what it is before you even start, it's not as interesting. Central to being an actor is pretending, and… — Willem Dafoe Copy Share Image
Plenty of bad movies are very successful, and plenty of good movies are not. And distribution is so crazy, some films won't… — Willem Dafoe Copy Share Image
That's a frustration sometimes, that certain directors that I'd like to work with, they just aren't doing stories that I'm sort of… — Willem Dafoe Copy Share Image
Film is an editor's medium. You can create very good raw material and they can make it horrible, or you can do… — Willem Dafoe Copy Share Image
I aspire to be an instrument of the director. I'm happiest like that. The stronger the director, the more I'm willing to… — Willem Dafoe Copy Share Image
I don't have a preference between theatre and film; I like to do both. But I will say that there's something about… — Willem Dafoe Copy Share Image
I was doing community theater, and I was always interested in acting, but I was also interested in sports. I was interested in a… — Willem Dafoe Copy Share
I knew very little about 'Spider-Man'. I grew up more in the 'Superman' generation. 'Spider-Man' - I didn't know so much. But it is… — Willem Dafoe Copy Share
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… — Willem Dafoe Copy Share
Film is an editor's medium. You can create very good raw material and they can make it horrible, or you can do not so… — Willem Dafoe Copy Share
I'm more interested in talking about what I do. And I don't think people are interested in my personal life. I've never had a… — Willem Dafoe Copy Share
Mounting those red stairs [in Cannes] is something I've done with a very different intention many times. So it's interesting any time you witness… — Willem Dafoe Copy Share
In films you do a scene, you play around with it and unless you're doing a lot of reshooting, which no one has the… — Willem Dafoe Copy Share
For every role, you have to always find a different way to approach it, one that's specific and suits what the key is. Every… — Willem Dafoe Copy Share
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,… — Willem Dafoe Copy Share
I'm learning in my old age that the only thing you can do to keep your sanity is to stay in the moment. — Willem Dafoe Copy Share
I was watching 'Wild at Heart,' and I can honestly say I did nothing for that apart from show up! — Willem Dafoe Copy Share
Truth is, generally I like film festivals; somewhere at some level there's an exchange of ideas. — Willem Dafoe Copy Share
I don't think people are interested in my personal life. I've never had a Hollywood life. I've always been a worker. — Willem Dafoe Copy Share
