Willem Dafoe Quotes About Giving

Quotes about: Giving

• 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

  Hands, People, Giving

  "Dafoe Treads The Boards" by wenn.com, October 17, 2001.

• When I give over to somebody's vision rather than have an idea of what I need to do, it takes me to places I wouldn't have got to by myself. I'm always attracted to a strong director.

  Willem Dafoe

  Strong, Ideas, Giving

  "Willem Dafoe: 'Don't make this into a crackpot profile, please" by Stuart Jeffries, www.theguardian.com. June 16, 2013.

• I try to attach myself to people who really inspire me, and directors who are really passionate. That way, I can give myself more fully and trust the impulse behind why the film is being made, and I can be a little more irresponsible in finding out what the character is.

  Willem Dafoe

  Character, People, Giving

  Interview with Steven Hyden, www.avclub.com. September 25, 2007.

• I aspire to be an instrument of the director. I'm happiest like that. The stronger the director, the more I'm willing to give them.

  Willem Dafoe

  Giving, Stronger, Directors

  Interview with Steven Hyden, film.avclub.com. September 25, 2007.

• If you know what it is before you even start, it's not as interesting. Central to being an actor is pretending, and the adventure of it all. That's why you become a junkie for different kinds of situations. I try to attach myself to people who really inspire me, and directors who are really passionate. That way, I can give myself more fully and trust the impulse behind why the film is being made, and I can be a little more irresponsible in finding out what the character is. I have to worry less about what the character means if I trust the director.

  Willem Dafoe

  Adventure, Character, Mean

  Source: film.avclub.com

• I have some sort of affinity for compulsive behavior. The most interesting stories come up from the people on the outside. They don't waste energy marching to the same drummer most of us do. It gives us an opportunity to look at things in a different way, which is the purest thing cinema can do.

  Willem Dafoe

  Opportunity, People, Giving

  Source: film.avclub.com

• I aspire to be an instrument of the director. I'm happiest like that. The stronger the director, the more I'm willing to give them. It's not just about admiration for their films, it's how they deal with you, and whether they get you or the way you work. If they don't, you better adjust your way of working to suit them. I want to work with people who are good at what they do, and people who are passionate. As you get older, you suffer fools less easily. That's why there's all those cranky character actors. I'm an exception. I'm a sweetheart.

  Willem Dafoe

  Character, People, Giving

  Source: film.avclub.com

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