Action breeds inspiration more than inspiration breeds action.
~ Willem Dafoe
Great actor, Willem Dafoe is known for starring in movies such as “Shadow of the Vampire”, “Spider-Man”, “Once Upon a Time in Mexico”, “XXX: State of the Union”, etc.
About Willem Dafoe's Real Height
Willem Dafoe has never looked tall in his movies though for some reason he doesn't look short either. But make no mistake, he is short.
Google lists Willem's height as 5 feet 9 inches. There, we think Google needs some human touch because Willem Dafoe is nowhere near that.
If you watch the original Spiderman movie carefully, you will notice that Willem is actually shorter than Tobey Maguire and Tobey is just 5’8”.
After comparing Willem Dafoe’s height to some more people like Christoph Waltz (5’7¼”), Oscar Isaac (5’8”), and Matt Damon (5’10”), we think Willem Dafoe might just be the most intimating 5’7” man in the movie industry.
The height of Willem Dafoe is
5 ft 7 in. (170 cm)
 |
| Willem Dafoe the biker |
Willem Dafoe has great wisdom, as evident by quotes like these
Willem Dafoe on the worst thing.
The worst thing is to get involved with people who aren't passionate about what they're doing.
His acting method.
I never act. I simply bring out the real animal that's in me.
You do your best when...
I think on some level, you do your best things when you're a little off-balance, a little scared. You've got to work from mystery, from wonder, from not knowing.
Real wisdom.
There's a real wisdom to not saying a thing.
When you lose yourself.
You have to lose yourself to find yourself.
Great theatre.
Great theatre is about challenging how we think and encouraging us to fantasize about a world we aspire to.
On empathy.
Performing is about developing empathy, which leads us to a broader view of the world and encourages us to develop compassion; so we can comfort each other and not be so brutal with each other.
How to tell a good movie?
Turn off the sound in a movie, and if you can tell what's going on, the movie should work.
On his unconventional looks.
I guess they often cast me as the bad guy, because I'm not, er, conventional-looking. I look sort of violent. I'm the odd one out, the outsider.
How to keep your sanity?
I'm learning in my old age that the only thing you can do to keep your sanity is to stay in the moment.