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It's fair to say that if you have a lot of experience, your power is greater. You have more of an opportunity to roll up your sleeves with younger directors.
Willem Dafoe
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Willem Dafoe
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: July 22
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Appleton
Wisconsin
William J. Willem Dafoe
William James Dafoe
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I've never had any close male friends. The most important relationships in my life have always been with women.
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I never act. I simply bring out the real animal that's in me.
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I'll never be able to really see a film that I'm in.
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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.
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Sometimes I think women are lucky because they can develop in ways men can't. The old-boy network may be oppressive to women, but it actually stunts men in terms of personal growth.
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I don't think people are interested in my personal life. I've never had a Hollywood life. I've always been a worker.
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