Quote Lucy

Willem Dafoe Quote

  • Sometimes I have a desire to control what I do a little bit, especially when I do a smaller movie. But basically, my impulses are the impulses of a child. I like being the thing itself. I don`t like thinking about it. And that doesn`t mean I`m not analytical or that I`m anti-intellectual. I`m not trying to say I`m a totally intuitive kind of guy. It`s just that my real pleasure, where I feel vital and everything drops away, is when I`m in the middle of doing it, and I look for that opportunity untainted by other responsibilities. But I`m getting too serious. When I try to explain what I do, I get a little bit disgusted with myself because I come off too earnest. In the simplest terms, it`s a pleasure to borrow someone else`s body and someone else`s life. That`s the craft, and it`s a bit like voodoo, because you don`t know exactly how you do it. - On his acting style. Willem Dafoe