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Willem Dafoe Quotes

In films you do a scene, you play around with it and unless you’re doing a lot of reshooting, which no one has the luxury to do, you deal with the problem for a day and then you move on. On some level, it never allows you to go very deep into what performing is about Picture Quote #1

I love doing action and stuff; the problem is usually action movies are not that interesting. Also as I get older I feel like there’s less opportunities for me Picture Quote #1

Film is fragmented and gets into lots of other people’s hands. There are a lot of pleasures that theatre gives me. You get to perform uninterrupted Picture Quote #1

A lot of critics are lazy. They don’t want to look closely and analyze something for what it is. They take a quick first impression and then rush to compare it to something they’ve seen before Picture Quote #1

You can be intuitive when you’ve got a more expansive role. You can get into the poetry of telling the story rather than just pushing buttons Picture Quote #1

When I was a kid I was very interested in the idea of the will, finding out what you’re capable of. I liked those kind of challenges Picture Quote #1

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Turn off the sound in a movie, and if you can tell what’s going on, the movie should work Picture Quote #1

The director’s very important to me, particularly when the director has a recognizable style Picture Quote #1

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 certain way and you’ve got a certain kind of presence when you’re young, then what’s available to you is character roles, and the best character roles when you’re young tend to be villains Picture Quote #1

I’m learning in my old age that the only thing you can do to keep your sanity is to stay in the moment Picture Quote #1

It makes me laugh when I hear a guy talking about being in touch with his feminine side. But I gravitate towards women; I identify with them. And I do cry very easily, more and more as I get older Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Truth is, generally I like film festivals; somewhere at some level there’s an exchange of ideas Picture Quote #1

My dad was a surgeon, my mom a nurse, and they were always out working. I had five sisters and a brother. They didn’t care what I got up to Picture Quote #1

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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 has the luxury to do, you deal with the problem for a day and then you move on. On some level, it never allows you to go very deep into what performing is about (Willem Dafoe Quotes) I love doing action and stuff; the problem is usually action movies are not that interesting. Also as I get older I feel like there’s less opportunities for me (Willem Dafoe Quotes) Film is fragmented and gets into lots of other people’s hands. There are a lot of pleasures that theatre gives me. You get to perform uninterrupted (Willem Dafoe Quotes) A lot of critics are lazy. They don’t want to look closely and analyze something for what it is. They take a quick first impression and then rush to compare it to something they’ve seen before (Willem Dafoe Quotes) You can be intuitive when you’ve got a more expansive role. You can get into the poetry of telling the story rather than just pushing buttons (Willem Dafoe Quotes) When I was a kid I was very interested in the idea of the will, finding out what you’re capable of. I liked those kind of challenges (Willem Dafoe Quotes) Turn off the sound in a movie, and if you can tell what’s going on, the movie should work (Willem Dafoe Quotes) The director’s very important to me, particularly when the director has a recognizable style (Willem Dafoe Quotes) 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 certain way and you’ve got a certain kind of presence when you’re young, then what’s available to you is character roles, and the best character roles when you’re young tend to be villains (Willem Dafoe Quotes) I’m learning in my old age that the only thing you can do to keep your sanity is to stay in the moment (Willem Dafoe Quotes) It makes me laugh when I hear a guy talking about being in touch with his feminine side. But I gravitate towards women; I identify with them. And I do cry very easily, more and more as I get older (Willem Dafoe Quotes) 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 (Willem Dafoe Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 Quotes) Truth is, generally I like film festivals; somewhere at some level there’s an exchange of ideas (Willem Dafoe Quotes) My dad was a surgeon, my mom a nurse, and they were always out working. I had five sisters and a brother. They didn’t care what I got up to (Willem Dafoe Quotes)

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