![willem dafoe. willem dafoe.](https://static.dw.com/image/17414925_303.jpg)
What was it like filming the scene in Siberia where he is cutting open the fish and standing in the snow with the dogs in the background? How Siberia isn’t a normal narrative film, but is enigmatic.ĭid he want to work in the snow with dogs again after Togo? How the film started as a man trying to find peace in his life. Siberia is one of those films that helps to push the art form forward. How even though cinema is 100 years old the art form is still expanding and figuring out what it can be. How do the projects with Abel Ferrara happen? What does he love about working with Wes Anderson? Was it like being part of Spider-Man and the big explosion of superhero movies?ĭid he watch Zack Snyder’s Justice League? When was the last time he auditioned for a role? Was that a conscious choice? Did he ever have someone telling him to stick more on a mainstream path? How he has managed to balance making “Hollywood” movies and more artistic films. Has he ever turned down a role that still haunts him? What’s the most time he’s spent taking on a role? How has the business changed since he started in the industry? When did he think he made it as an actor and could act for a living and pay rent?
![willem dafoe. willem dafoe.](https://www.bremeneins.de/bilder/dpa-7266~_v-1280x720_c-1610096549110.jpg)
How I almost cried on camera when I spoke to him for Togo. RELATED: The Legendary Abel Ferrara on 'Siberia,' His Willem Dafoe Partnership, His Upcoming Ethan Hawke Thriller, and More Finally, if you’d rather listen to the conversation as a podcast, you can grab that here.
#Willem dafoe. full#
What I’ll say is if you want to check out something a bit more enigmatic that doesn’t follow the typical narrative structure, check this film out because it’s not like most movies and Dafoe delivers a great performance.ĭuring the interview Dafoe talks about what it was like working on Heaven’s Gate so early in his career, how he adopted a greyhound rescue, how the business has changed since he started in the industry, auditioning for Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man, why he loves Robert Eggers’ work and what he’s excited for people to see in The Northman, making Nightmare Alley with Guillermo del Toro, David Cronenberg’s eXistenZ, and a lot more.Ĭheck out the full conversation in the player above and below is exactly what we talked about.
#Willem dafoe. movie#
As you can probably gleam from the footage, the movie is not easy to explain because Dafoe and Ferrara designed the film to make the audience think, and they leave many of the things that happen up to the viewer to decipher. If you haven’t seen the trailer, I’d watch that first. However, before going any further, the reason I got to speak with him was his new movie Siberia. So going in I decided to use some of the time to talk about his film work, and the rest of the conversation about other subjects like why he never directed, or when he felt like he made it as an actor and could pay rent just from acting.
![willem dafoe. willem dafoe.](https://www.goldenglobes.com/sites/default/files/styles/homepage_carousel/public/articles/cover_images/willem_dafoe_101919_000_0.jpg)
Even though I had thirty minutes to talk with the fantastic actor, it would be impossible to cover even a fraction of his amazing resume. With director Abel Ferrara’s Siberia now playing in select theaters and available On Demand, I recently landed an extended interview with Willem Dafoe to talk about his extensive career.