How one performance inspired Willem Dafoe’s unpredictable career: “It worked fantastically”
This performance rewired a young Dafoe’s brain.
Willem Dafoe
Willem Dafoe names his most divisive role: “Some people like it, some people don’t”
You can’t win them all.
The one actor Nicholas Hoult has always wanted to emulate: “I love watching him”
The two share similar onscreen personas.
Willem Dafoe’s unique definition of performance: “Not everyone can appreciate that”
Dafoe on acting brilliance.
How Willem Dafoe’s addiction to acting defines his career: “It’s the thing that sustains me”
A movie-churning conveyor belt.
The compromise Kathryn Bigelow refused to make to fund her movie: “I said no”
Staying true to your vision.
When William Friedkin’s counterfeit money caught the Secret Service’s attention: “This guy was an artist”
Did Friedkin spend this fake money? You bet he did.
Willem Dafoe names his most overlooked movie: “We made the thing on the spot”
Dafoe has a soft spot for this unknown 2007 comedy.