Willem Dafoe has never worked with an acting coach and he credits that to his development as an actor in experimental theater.
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Willem Dafoe sat for a conversation for the SAG-AFTRA Foundation late last year to discuss his performance in Edward Norton’s film, Motherless Brooklyn.
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Willem Dafoe spoke about portraying real-life figures in many of his films and how Wes Anderson could probably convince him to play just about any role.
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Actor Willem Dafoe talks about about the “pleasure” he receives from performing and how he feels it even when his roles take him to different places.
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Dafoe spoke about working on The Florida Project, in which he was the only professional actor in a major role and working with the young cast.
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“All performing is about control and discipline versus abandon and just letting go.” – Willem Dafoe
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Dafoe spoke about why he seeks out unique projects… and why that doesn’t include television work
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Monsters! Thousands of ‘em! You can’t go wrong!
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I hope Anderson adds Fiennes to his growing list of actors who he works with because this collaboration is well worth seeing again and again.
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Willem Dafoe remains one of those actors who is as versatile as he is prolific — he regularly appears in about 3 movies per year, ranging from expensive studio projects like Spider-Man and John Carter to independent films like this year’s 4:44 Last Day on Earth and The Hunter.
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Dafoe admits that he can’t believe the success he’s enjoyed over the last two decades.
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You can look for Willem Dafoe in Disney’s sci-fi action/adventure film John Carter, but you’ll only hear his distinctive voice coming out of the mouth of Tar Tarkas, the nine-foot-tall, four-armed green Martian who leads his people, the Tharks.
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With his next film, 4:44 Last Day on Earth making its United States debut at the New York Film Festival, Dafoe has a lot to say about the city that he calls half-home (he lives the part of the year in Italy).
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