Willem Dafoe Answers the Web's Most Searched Questions | WIRED

hi I'm Willem Dafoe and this is the wired autocomplete interview give me [Music] here we go [Music] okay what is Willem dafoe's real name William James Defoe my father was William I was William I didn't like Billy I was looking for a nickname a friend called me Willem and then when it was time to actually have a name on a program or something it felt silly to go back to my birth name so I felt like Willem I used Willem okay where is the from Willem Dafoe was born in Appleton Wisconsin which is a place that Harry Houdini better known well Harry Houdini Houdini grew up there and also Joan McCarthy lived there how did William the folk start acting as soon as that doctor spanked me that's where it all began how does a woman default stay in shape well you want to know it depends what I'm doing but normally I've I've been a yoga practitioner for many years what is Willem Dafoe like in real life you're looking at him baby geez will Willem Dafoe ever play The Joker I doubt it it's not the worst idea in the world but I've got other things to do too was Willem Dafoe CGI and no way home no I don't think so yeah there was a couple of shots that were really fuzzy I thought it was silly because the de-aging thing they don't have down yet and what's the point I don't look that much older I don't think anyway it's the creams okay who does Willem Defoe look like I look like myself I look like my mama I look like my daddy I played a fish called a black moor and what was his name Jay Gill Gill of course how could I forget wonderful wonderful experience what was Willem dafoe's first movie that's a tough one but I suppose the best answer is the Loveless which curiously enough was Catherine Bigelow's first feature movie all right Clan Willem default can Willem Defoe yes he can uh can Willem Dafoe sing oh that'll shut him up Ken Willem default dance absolutely that's my favorite thing to do but only in certain circumstances Ken Willem default paint you mean like a house are like a work of art I did learn how to paint for the van Gogh movie and it was very special because not only did I learn how to paint and not only did I enjoy it and not only did that root the character but it really gave me a different Insight in how to look at things does Willem default speak Italian Aroma does Willem Dafoe live in New York yes sometimes oh look at that one you know when people ask me whether I speak Italian I always get all flustered because I expect they want a show particularly if they don't speak Italian does Willem Dafoe like Robert Pattinson yes I saw him the other night and he's a Charming bloke because people sometimes think we are our characters does Willem Dafoe have a brother I have two brothers and Five Sisters have Instagram no I have doctors in my family one of my brothers is the transplant surgeon one of my brothers is a lawyer some of my sisters are nurses a writer we got lots of things going on why will him try the best Green Goblin because he was the first Green Goblin is that a good answer okay why is William Defoe a meme I don't know why did Willem Dafoe help John Wick because I played a character that's his friend and I like Keanu I like the director and I liked him that's probably why I did the movie why does Willem Dafoe have an accent everybody's got an accent what is my accent what do you think my accent is you aren't interested um is Willem Dafoe classically trained hell no I'm trained though I behave myself it is willing to a professor no but I have taught and I do I am the holder of two honorary doctorates so you can call me Dr Defoe I I think the Arts it's not of chemistry or physics that's for sure is Willem Dafoe vegan ah sort of I basically am vegetarian but I do make exceptions I sometimes eat eggs I sometimes eat cheese I don't eat meat for good reasons is Willem Dafoe an American Psycho yes he is I play a detective that suspects or doesn't suspect Patrick Bateman is Willem Dafoe coming back as Green Goblin well that is a good question that's all the questions now you know all there is to know about Willem demon [Music]

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Length: 5min 48sec (348 seconds)

Published: Wed Mar 15 2023