Mounting those red stairs [in Cannes] is something I've done with a very different intention many times. So it's interesting any time… — 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… — Willem Dafoe Copy Share Image
Emotionally men and women are different, but only as a result of the physical differences. It all comes back to our bodies. — Willem Dafoe Copy Share Image
I'm no different to anyone else; I want people to like me. I just don't particularly want them to understand me. — Willem Dafoe Copy Share Image
I like to work with people of different cultures, different points of view. But yeah, I feel much more comfortable. That's the… — Willem Dafoe Copy Share Image
Each of the actors is quite different, but they're all living in the same world. — Willem Dafoe Copy Share Image
Central to being an actor is pretending, and the adventure of it all. That's why you become a junkie for different kinds… — 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
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
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
One of the pleasures of being an actor is quite simply taking a walk in someone else's shoes. And when I look… — 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