Truth is, generally I like film festivals; somewhere at some level there's an exchange of ideas. — 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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
The director's very important to me, particularly when the director has a recognizable style. — 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
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
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
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
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
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)
