In order to inhabit a character, you've got to embrace and empathise with them. — Willem Dafoe Copy Share Image
I try to do as many of my own stunts as possible. If you keep on taking yourself out of the role… — Willem Dafoe Copy Share Image
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… — Willem Dafoe Copy Share Image
As you get older, you suffer fools less easily. That's why there's all those cranky character actors. I'm an exception. I'm a… — Willem Dafoe Copy Share Image
I do know that I like to play characters that are sometimes a little on the outside - that's because it feels… — Willem Dafoe Copy Share Image
I don't worry so much about the audience. I want them very much to be involved and enjoy the movie, but I… — Willem Dafoe Copy Share Image
When you work on anything, you want to find the range of impulses - which ones get portrayed is another question, but… — Willem Dafoe Copy Share Image
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… — Willem Dafoe Copy Share Image
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… — 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
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
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
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
![“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 those shifts of perspective. The beach scenes were also fun. It felt very strange and very theatrical to kind of commandeer it and have La Mer booming…” quote by Willem Dafoe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/66b/willem-dafoe-4486_beach_mounting-those-red-stairs-in-cannes-is-s_175324.jpg)
