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# Willem Dafoe

(1955)   Film Actor   United States

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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 · Page 2

> [It's too easy to trivialize people. The Internet does it all the time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-dafoe/it-s-too-easy-to-trivialize-people-the-internet-does-it-all-the-time/)

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> [I love doing action and stuff; the problem is usually action movies are not that interesting. Also as I get older I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-dafoe/i-love-doing-action-and-stuff-the-problem-is-usually-action-movies/)

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> [I pride myself on being fairly polite on a set so it's kind of a guilty pleasure to poke others on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-dafoe/i-pride-myself-on-being-fairly-polite-on-a-set-so-it-s-kind-of-a/)

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[Guilty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/guilty/)

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> [I'm a task-oriented actor. A pretender. And I try to invent my process anew each time I make a new project. So…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-dafoe/i-m-a-task-oriented-actor-a-pretender-and-i-try-to-invent-my-process/)

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> [I try to do as many of my own stunts as possible. If you keep on taking yourself out of the role…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-dafoe/i-try-to-do-as-many-of-my-own-stunts-as-possible-if-you-keep-on/)

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> [I was watching 'Wild at Heart,' and I can honestly say I did nothing for that apart from show up!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-dafoe/i-was-watching-wild-at-heart-and-i-can-honestly-say-i-did-nothing-for/)

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> [I've never had any close male friends. The most important relationships in my life have always been with women.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-dafoe/i-ve-never-had-any-close-male-friends-the-most-important/)

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[Friendship](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/friendship/)

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> [Film is fragmented and gets into lots of other people's hands. There are a lot of pleasures that theatre gives me. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-dafoe/film-is-fragmented-and-gets-into-lots-of-other-people-s-hands-there/)

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

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> [Let's hope I never end up on a deserted island, because I could never make a decision on which three CDs to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-dafoe/let-s-hope-i-never-end-up-on-a-deserted-island-because-i-could-never/)

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[Cds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cds/)

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> [The English Patient' is about the coming together of a French-Canadian nurse, an English patient, a Sikh in a turban and me,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-dafoe/the-english-patient-is-about-the-coming-together-of-a-french-canadian/)

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[Coming together](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/coming-together/)

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> [Sometimes I say I feel more like a dancer than an actor, because there are things implied about being an actor that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-dafoe/sometimes-i-say-i-feel-more-like-a-dancer-than-an-actor-because-there/)

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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-dafoe/usually-when-you-meet-with-a-director-just-meeting-them-after-you-ve/)

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

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> [The bad things about theatre get balanced by the good things in film and vice versa. So to tell you the truth,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-dafoe/the-bad-things-about-theatre-get-balanced-by-the-good-things-in-film/)

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[Bad thing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bad-thing/)

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> [Performing is about developing empathy, which leads us to a broader view of the world and encourages us to develop compassion; so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-dafoe/performing-is-about-developing-empathy-which-leads-us-to-a-broader/)

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> [A lot of critics are lazy. They don't want to look closely and analyze something for what it is. They take a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-dafoe/a-lot-of-critics-are-lazy-they-don-t-want-to-look-closely-and-analyze/)

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> [I was doing community theater, and I was always interested in acting, but I was also interested in sports. I was interested…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-dafoe/i-was-doing-community-theater-and-i-was-always-interested-in-acting/)

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> [I'm never in Hollywood! I'm a theatre actor that lives in New York. I'm very seldom in Los Angeles. I don't dislike…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-dafoe/i-m-never-in-hollywood-i-m-a-theatre-actor-that-lives-in-new-york-i-m/)

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> [I love theaters. I love the event of going there and seeing a movie with a lot of people. I like the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-dafoe/i-love-theaters-i-love-the-event-of-going-there-and-seeing-a-movie/)

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> [It's fair to say that if you have a lot of experience, your power is greater. You have more of an opportunity…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-dafoe/it-s-fair-to-say-that-if-you-have-a-lot-of-experience-your-power-is/)

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> [I don't think people are interested in my personal life. I've never had a Hollywood life. I've always been a worker.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-dafoe/i-don-t-think-people-are-interested-in-my-personal-life-i-ve-never/)

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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-dafoe/i-don-t-want-people-to-know-anything-about-me-because-that-s-not/)

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> [Any actor who tells you that he makes choices, absolutely, is wrong. You find work and work finds you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-dafoe/any-actor-who-tells-you-that-he-makes-choices-absolutely-is-wrong-you/)

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> [Great theatre is about challenging how we think and encouraging us to fantasize about a world we aspire to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-dafoe/great-theatre-is-about-challenging-how-we-think-and-encouraging-us-to/)

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> [I set myself challenges every time I work. Ideally, I approach everything as though it's the first time - with a beginner's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-dafoe/i-set-myself-challenges-every-time-i-work-ideally-i-approach/)

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> [Sometimes you feel like you have to do research to make something, other times you know you don't feel it so much.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-dafoe/sometimes-you-feel-like-you-have-to-do-research-to-make-something/)

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[Feel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/feel/)

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> [It's no fun for an actor to keep repeating what you did before. It's always changing. I'm changing. The target keeps moving.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-dafoe/it-s-no-fun-for-an-actor-to-keep-repeating-what-you-did-before-it-s/)

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> [In my experience, sometimes a movie just hits at the wrong time, gets the wrong press, or gets the wrong representation, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-dafoe/in-my-experience-sometimes-a-movie-just-hits-at-the-wrong-time-gets/)

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[Film](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film/)

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> [The truth is, if you're around long enough, you have a story about everyone. But it's best to keep your mouth shut…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-dafoe/the-truth-is-if-you-re-around-long-enough-you-have-a-story-about/)

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> [I think back story can help guide your choices, but when you're playing a scene, you're not making choices; you're just intuitive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-dafoe/i-think-back-story-can-help-guide-your-choices-but-when-you-re/)

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> [Emotionally men and women are different, but only as a result of the physical differences. It all comes back to our bodies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-dafoe/emotionally-men-and-women-are-different-but-only-as-a-result-of-the/)

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> [I am confident only when I am constantly in motion. Between projects, the doubt creeps in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-dafoe/i-am-confident-only-when-i-am-constantly-in-motion-between-projects/)

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> [As you get older, you suffer fools less easily. That's why there's all those cranky character actors. I'm an exception. I'm a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-dafoe/as-you-get-older-you-suffer-fools-less-easily-that-s-why-there-s-all/)

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> [The director's very important to me, particularly when the director has a recognizable style.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-dafoe/the-director-s-very-important-to-me-particularly-when-the-director/)

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

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> [I want to work with people who are good at what they do, and people who are passionate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-dafoe/i-want-to-work-with-people-who-are-good-at-what-they-do-and-people/)

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> [I do want to be in mainstream movies that are going to be seen. I suppose it satisfies the showbiz side of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-dafoe/i-do-want-to-be-in-mainstream-movies-that-are-going-to-be-seen-i/)

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

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> [Plenty of bad movies are very successful, and plenty of good movies are not. And distribution is so crazy, some films won't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-dafoe/plenty-of-bad-movies-are-very-successful-and-plenty-of-good-movies/)

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[Bad movie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bad-movie/)

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> [Central to being an actor is pretending, and the adventure of it all. That's why you become a junkie for different kinds…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-dafoe/central-to-being-an-actor-is-pretending-and-the-adventure-of-it-all/)

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> [The mask can be a limitation, but you just deal with it. You do get superhuman strength and pumpkin bombs and all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-dafoe/the-mask-can-be-a-limitation-but-you-just-deal-with-it-you-do-get/)

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> [I don't think people want to see me as a regular guy; besides, I'm a regular guy in real life. I guess…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-dafoe/i-don-t-think-people-want-to-see-me-as-a-regular-guy-besides-i-m-a/)

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> [I guess they often cast me as the bad guy, because I'm not, er, conventional looking. I look sort of violent. I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-dafoe/i-guess-they-often-cast-me-as-the-bad-guy-because-i-m-not-er/)

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## Willem Dafoe by topic

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