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 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 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
You can be intuitive when you've got a more expansive role. You can get into the poetry of telling the story rather… — Willem Dafoe Copy Share Image
The truth is, if you're around long enough, you have a story about everyone. But it's best to keep your mouth shut… — 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
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)
