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Willem Dafoe Breaks Down His Career, from The Boondock Saints to Spider-Man | Vanity Fair

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5 years ago

November 5, 2019

Willem Dafoe discusses the roles that make up his film career, including “The Wooster Group,” “Heaven’s Gate,” “The Loveless,” “Platoon,” “The Last Temptation of Christ,” “Wild at Heart,” “The Boondock Saints,” “Shadow of the Vampire,” “Spider-Man,” “The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou,” “Antichrist,” “The Florida Project,” “At Eternity’s Gate,” “The Lighthouse” and “Motherless Brooklyn.”

You can see Willem Dafoe in The Lighthouse and Motherless Brooklyn in theaters now!

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25 Comments

LEGIT FBI

November 5, 2019 at 6:20 pm

ME AND YOU CAN RULE THIS CITY SPIDERMAN!! OR WE CAN JUST FIGHT TO THE DEATH!!

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Seykotik

November 5, 2019 at 6:22 pm

he’s a legend

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NotlobParrot

November 5, 2019 at 6:23 pm

What a wonderful actor, and a wonderful man. He’s an actor who wants to be “paint” for OTHER artists?!?! Have you ever *heard* anything so humble and generous?

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DamnFineCupOfCoffee

November 5, 2019 at 6:30 pm

“Impressive!”

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Meg Coloma

November 5, 2019 at 6:44 pm

CARSON CLAY IN PLAYBACK TIME

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Diekje

November 5, 2019 at 6:45 pm

“Willem” is the Dutch way of saying and writing “William”
Maybe that Dutch friend has done more then we assume

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CGH

November 5, 2019 at 6:46 pm

4:12 You can see the wire to the remote Dafoe is holding in his left hand to detonate the squibs on his chest.

He was so awesome as SSGT Elias (as was Tom Berenger as SSGT Barnes) I remember watching PLATOON as a kid & sobbing uncontrollably at Barnes’ betrayal & Elias’ subsequent death w/ Taylor (Charlie Sheen) realizing what Barnes had done.

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cierrablue

November 5, 2019 at 6:49 pm

I wish they could have touched on Fishing With John. But I get it. Pretty obscure.

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Andrew Milito

November 5, 2019 at 6:50 pm

But seriously: when is Willem going to star in “The Love Bus”??

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Alaina Callahan

November 5, 2019 at 6:55 pm

Mr. Dafoe’s CV is so extensive. I wonder how they chose these few films to discuss. One of my favorites is “The Hunter”.

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EXthesweetlamb

November 5, 2019 at 6:55 pm

He is so soft and well spoken! It’s a pleasure to hear him talk, didn’t imagine his voice is so soothing.

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Mikko Kivilahti

November 5, 2019 at 6:57 pm

10:41 A circus movie? There are clowns in circus.. hmm..

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CGH

November 5, 2019 at 6:57 pm

Kind of disappointed that he didn’t discuss to Live & Die in LA, Mississippi Burning, Born on the 4th of July or American Psycho.

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MBmann

November 5, 2019 at 6:58 pm

What a voice.

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Africa Cohen

November 5, 2019 at 6:59 pm

What a lovely man

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Jacob Rivera

November 5, 2019 at 7:09 pm

No john wick role?

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Finn Johnson

November 5, 2019 at 7:10 pm

I just quit my job today and I think I was supposed to see this video. I really was inspired by how Willem really seems to embrace great opportunities and I feel like I need to figure out how to live in an artistic way just like Willem. He seems like someone who has lived a really satisfied life the way I really want to.

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Gat

November 5, 2019 at 7:24 pm

What a clickbaity title. He talked about his part in the first spiderman for like a minute.

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Jamelyn james

November 5, 2019 at 7:33 pm

His Green Goblin was legendary!

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Kronos, King of The Monkey People

November 5, 2019 at 7:34 pm

what an absolute legend

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Njzeo

November 5, 2019 at 7:36 pm

“I’m a color in the canvas”

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RedRay

November 5, 2019 at 7:39 pm

Love him !

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ereagan4

November 5, 2019 at 7:40 pm

Wish he commented on Streets of Fire 😒

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Artem Maksimov

November 5, 2019 at 7:40 pm

Never noticed how William worked with nearly every prominent film director in the last 40 years. Scorcese, Lynch, Stone, Raimi, Anderson, Trier…

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Turkey Vlogs

November 5, 2019 at 7:48 pm

Please let willem play the joker he is the best actor in the world in my opinion 😢😭 and my favorite character is the joker💚💚💚💚💚👑

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