William James “Willem” Dafoe was born on July 22, 1955 in Appleton, Wisconsin (United States).

About Willem Dafoe
Willem Dafoe is an actor known for films such as Platoon and Born on the 4th of July, both directed by Oliver Stone; Wild at Heart, by David Lynch; and The Lighthouse.
We love Antichrist and The House that Jack Bulit, both directed by Lars von Trier.
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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In films you do a scene, you play around with it and unless you’re doing a lot of reshooting, which no one has the luxury to do, you deal with the problem for a day and then you move on. On some level, it never allows you to go very deep into what performing is about.
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