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
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
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
Each of the actors is quite different, but they're all living in the same world. — 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
![“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/i/66b/willem-dafoe-4486_beach_mounting-those-red-stairs-in-cannes-is-s_175324.jpg)
