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# Willem Dafoe

(1955)   Film Actor   United States

 **110** quotes in **542** categories

Willem Dafoe talks about trying many things, like theater and sports, and how he learns on the set. He says film depends on editors, and each character feels like a new puzzle to solve. He also mentions that when a project is ready, you should move forward with confidence, and that even simple scenes can become tricky without many retakes.

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Willem Dafoe is a film actor from the United States, best known for *Light Sleeper*.

## Quick Facts About Willem Dafoe

Born July 22, 1955

Nationality United States

Profession Film Actor

Notable works Light Sleeper

Spouse Elizabeth A. LeCompte

## About Willem Dafoe

Dafoe has earned a Volpi Cup for Best Actor and has been nominated for four Academy Awards, a British Academy Film Award and four Golden Globe Awards. In 2018 he received an Honorary Golden Bear.

## Awards & Honors

Satellite Awards Saturn Awards Honorary Golden Bear Film Independent Spirit Awards Donostia Award Volpi Cup for Best Actor Romics d'Oro

##  Quotes by Willem Dafoe

> [Action breeds inspiration more than inspiration breeds action.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-dafoe/action-breeds-inspiration-more-than-inspiration-breeds-action/)

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[Action](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/action/)

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> [It's nice to go back with people that you already trust.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-dafoe/it-s-nice-to-go-back-with-people-that-you-already-trust/)

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> [With theatre, you have to be ready for anything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-dafoe/with-theatre-you-have-to-be-ready-for-anything/)

[Willem Dafoe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willem-dafoe/)

[Actor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/actor/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/979/willem-dafoe-4486_anything_with-theatre-you-have-to-be-ready-for-an_1830040.jpg)

> [In order to inhabit a character, you've got to embrace and empathise with them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-dafoe/in-order-to-inhabit-a-character-you-ve-got-to-embrace-and-empathise/)

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[Character](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/character/)

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> [Weirdness is not my game. I'm just a square boy from Wisconsin.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-dafoe/weirdness-is-not-my-game-i-m-just-a-square-boy-from-wisconsin/)

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[Boys](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/boys/)

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> [Socially, I like the idea of sitting in a theater with a bunch of people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-dafoe/socially-i-like-the-idea-of-sitting-in-a-theater-with-a-bunch-of/)

[Willem Dafoe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willem-dafoe/)

[Actor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/actor/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c79/willem-dafoe-4486_bunch_socially-i-like-the-idea-of-sitting-in-a_1535526.jpg)

> [Basically, when I hear the words 'family drama,' I run in the opposite direction.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-dafoe/basically-when-i-hear-the-words-family-drama-i-run-in-the-opposite/)

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[Drama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/drama/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/064/willem-dafoe-4486_drama_basically-when-i-hear-the-words-family-d_947750.jpg)

> [When you have something to work with, then you fly with it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-dafoe/when-you-have-something-to-work-with-then-you-fly-with-it/)

[Willem Dafoe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willem-dafoe/)

[Work](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/work/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/49d/willem-dafoe-4486_work_when-you-have-something-to-work-with-the_24437.jpg)

> [The worst thing is to get involved with people who aren't passionate about what they're doing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-dafoe/the-worst-thing-is-to-get-involved-with-people-who-aren-t-passionate/)

[Willem Dafoe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willem-dafoe/)

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> [My dad was a surgeon, my mom a nurse, and they were always out working. I had five sisters and a brother.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-dafoe/my-dad-was-a-surgeon-my-mom-a-nurse-and-they-were-always-out-working/)

[Willem Dafoe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willem-dafoe/)

[Brother](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/brother/)

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> [Turn off the sound in a movie, and if you can tell what's going on, the movie should work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-dafoe/turn-off-the-sound-in-a-movie-and-if-you-can-tell-what-s-going-on-the/)

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[Movie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/movie/)

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> [I think on some level, you do your best things when you're a little off-balance, a little scared. You've got to work…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-dafoe/i-think-on-some-level-you-do-your-best-things-when-you-re-a-little/)

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[Balance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/balance/)

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> [You can be intuitive when you've got a more expansive role. You can get into the poetry of telling the story rather…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-dafoe/you-can-be-intuitive-when-you-ve-got-a-more-expansive-role-you-can/)

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> [Sometimes you're wrong, but if I'm a repeat customer, it means I must have valued the past experiences.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-dafoe/sometimes-you-re-wrong-but-if-i-m-a-repeat-customer-it-means-i-must/)

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[Customer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/customer/)

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> [I was born William. My father was William. I came from a big family, I hated being called Billy. Willem's a nickname;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-dafoe/i-was-born-william-my-father-was-william-i-came-from-a-big-family-i/)

[Willem Dafoe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willem-dafoe/)

[Big families](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/big-families/)

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> [I'm no different to anyone else; I want people to like me. I just don't particularly want them to understand me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-dafoe/i-m-no-different-to-anyone-else-i-want-people-to-like-me-i-just-don-t/)

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> [I'm not attracted to naturalism, I'm not attracted to behavior, I'm attracted to dance. I'm attracted to gesture, I'm attracted to singing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-dafoe/i-m-not-attracted-to-naturalism-i-m-not-attracted-to-behavior-i-m/)

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[Actors](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/actors/)

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> [It's true in the beginning I started playing villains, and I think that's pretty clear, because if you don't conventionally look a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-dafoe/it-s-true-in-the-beginning-i-started-playing-villains-and-i-think/)

[Willem Dafoe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willem-dafoe/)

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> [I have some sort of affinity for compulsive behavior. The most interesting stories come up from the people on the outside. They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-dafoe/i-have-some-sort-of-affinity-for-compulsive-behavior-the-most-2/)

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[Behavior](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/behavior/)

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> [If you get stuck and it feels a little stiff, then you do have to mess it up to find it. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-dafoe/if-you-get-stuck-and-it-feels-a-little-stiff-then-you-do-have-to-mess/)

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> [In films you do a scene, you play around with it and unless you're doing a lot of reshooting, which no one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-dafoe/in-films-you-do-a-scene-you-play-around-with-it-and-unless-you-re/)

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[Cinema](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cinema/)

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> [I try to attach myself to people who really inspire me, and directors who are really passionate. That way, I can give…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-dafoe/i-try-to-attach-myself-to-people-who-really-inspire-me-and-directors/)

[Willem Dafoe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willem-dafoe/)

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> [I wish to Christ I could make up a really great lie. Sometimes, after an interview, I say to myself, 'Man, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-dafoe/i-wish-to-christ-i-could-make-up-a-really-great-lie-sometimes-after/)

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[Christ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/christ/)

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> [When I give over to somebody's vision rather than have an idea of what I need to do, it takes me to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-dafoe/when-i-give-over-to-somebody-s-vision-rather-than-have-an-idea-of/)

[Willem Dafoe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willem-dafoe/)

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> [I aspire to be an instrument of the director. I'm happiest like that. The stronger the director, the more I'm willing to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-dafoe/i-aspire-to-be-an-instrument-of-the-director-i-m-happiest-like-that-2/)

[Willem Dafoe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willem-dafoe/)

[Admiration](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/admiration/)

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> [I like to work with people of different cultures, different points of view. But yeah, I feel much more comfortable. That's the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-dafoe/i-like-to-work-with-people-of-different-cultures-different-points-of/)

[Willem Dafoe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willem-dafoe/)

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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-dafoe/i-m-an-optimist-i-hope-if-a-movie-s-good-that-it-will-be-a-success-2/)

[Willem Dafoe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willem-dafoe/)

[Beautiful](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/beautiful/)

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> [I like the idea of sitting in a theater with a bunch of people. With technology now, people are getting more and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-dafoe/i-like-the-idea-of-sitting-in-a-theater-with-a-bunch-of-people-with/)

[Willem Dafoe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willem-dafoe/)

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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-dafoe/i-m-more-interested-in-talking-about-what-i-do-and-i-don-t-think/)

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[Character](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/character/)

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> [While we have a very strong popular culture, the roots of American culture are very shallow, and we put emphasis on how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-dafoe/while-we-have-a-very-strong-popular-culture-the-roots-of-american/)

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[American culture](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/american-culture/)

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> [If you know what it is before you even start, it's not as interesting. Central to being an actor is pretending, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-dafoe/if-you-know-what-it-is-before-you-even-start-it-s-not-as-interesting/)

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[Actor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/actor/)

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> [Celebrity is okay as long as you know it's not about you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-dafoe/celebrity-is-okay-as-long-as-you-know-it-s-not-about-you/)

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[Celebrity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/celebrity/)

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> [Corruption is something you face all the time. Avoid it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-dafoe/corruption-is-something-you-face-all-the-time-avoid-it/)

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> [I never act. I simply bring out the real animal that's in me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-dafoe/i-never-act-i-simply-bring-out-the-real-animal-that-s-in-me/)

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[Animal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/animal/)

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> [I've been in very few flat-out comedies. But I feel like I've always made comedies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-dafoe/i-ve-been-in-very-few-flat-out-comedies-but-i-feel-like-i-ve-always/)

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[Comedies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comedies/)

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> [Each of the actors is quite different, but they're all living in the same world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-dafoe/each-of-the-actors-is-quite-different-but-they-re-all-living-in-the/)

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[Actor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/actor/)

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> [The best thing an actor can be is ready. Be flexible, be ready.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-dafoe/the-best-thing-an-actor-can-be-is-ready-be-flexible-be-ready/)

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[Actor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/actor/)

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> [You have to lose yourself to find yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-dafoe/you-have-to-lose-yourself-to-find-yourself/)

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[Finding yourself](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/finding-yourself/)

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> [There's a real wisdom to not saying a thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-dafoe/there-s-a-real-wisdom-to-not-saying-a-thing/)

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> [I'll never be able to really see a film that I'm in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-dafoe/i-ll-never-be-able-to-really-see-a-film-that-i-m-in/)

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## Willem Dafoe by topic

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