I think, as I’ve gotten older, I’ve been able to be more reckless with my choices, because practically speaking, you get less careful. Your choices become more instinctive, and you feel like if you make a mistake, it won’t destroy you. Willem Dafoe Read Quote
I was born William. My father was William. I came from a big family, I hated being called Billy. Willem’s a nickname; it’s a Dutch name, very common in the Netherlands. Willem Dafoe Read Quote
I don’t have a preference between theatre and film; I like to do both. But I will say that there’s something about theatre that is more nourishing and sustaining than film ever can be. Willem Dafoe Read Quote
I am confident only when I am constantly in motion. Between projects, the doubt creeps in. Willem Dafoe Read Quote
I wish to Christ I could make up a really great lie. Sometimes, after an interview, I say to myself, ‘Man, you were so honest – can’t you have some fun? Can’t you do some really down and dirty lying?’ But the puritan in me thinks that if I tell a lie, I’ll be punished. Willem Dafoe Read Quote
I do want to be in mainstream movies that are going to be seen. I suppose it satisfies the showbiz side of me. Willem Dafoe Read Quote
I try to do as many of my own stunts as possible. If you keep on taking yourself out of the role you play, you lose the thread of the character. Willem Dafoe Read Quote
I’m no different to anyone else; I want people to like me. I just don’t particularly want them to understand me. Willem Dafoe Read Quote
Turn off the sound in a movie, and if you can tell what’s going on, the movie should work. Willem Dafoe Read Quote