Willem Dafoe Quotes
The Midwest isn't somewhere you mix with those from the performing arts. But my mum and dad would go off to Chicago every so often to see shows. They would bring back the albums and the movies, those little eight metres, and we would all watch. I think that was when I fell in love with acting.
Dafoe, Willem. Interview by Elizabeth Day. "Willem Dafoe: 'I think I look like a regular guy'." The Observer, Guardian News and Media, 22 Nov. 2009.
William James "Willem" Dafoe is an American actor. He is known for his distinctive gravelly voice, and has received multiple accolades, including nominations for four Academy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards. He has frequently collaborated with filmmakers Paul Schrader, Abel Ferrara, Lars von Trier, Julian Schnabel, and Wes Anderson.