"I'm not attracted to naturalism, I'm not attracted……" — Willem Dafoe
"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 with your voice, as opposed to having a natural manner. I'm a theater actor first, so that probably influences a lot of my approach. And I think in many ways, naturalism has ruined movies."
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64 Quotes by Willem Dafoe
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I never act. I simply bring out the real animal that's in me.
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You have to lose yourself to find yourself.
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There's a real wisdom to not saying a thing.
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Turn off the sound in a movie, and if you can tell what's going on, the movie should work.
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