The worst thing is to get involved with people who aren't passionate about what they're doing. — Willem Dafoe Copy Share Image
Socially, I like the idea of sitting in a theater with a bunch of people. — Willem Dafoe Copy Share Image
I want to work with people who are good at what they do, and people who are passionate. — Willem Dafoe Copy Share Image
It's too easy to trivialize people. The Internet does it all the time. — 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 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
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 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 think people want to see me as a regular guy; besides, I'm a regular guy in real life. I guess… — 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. — 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
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
Trust is always a factor. You've just got to look at the big picture, and you've got to look at the small… — Willem Dafoe Copy Share Image
I feel like it's important to be flexible, particularly when I'm coming in late in the game and I'm connective tissue in… — 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'm one of those people who when I go over a bridge, I want to jump. It's just this intense tickle in… — 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 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 love theaters. I love the event of going there and seeing a movie with a lot of people. I like the… — 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
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
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 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
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)
