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Willem Dafoe on ‘Late Fame,’ Disappearing but Not Losing Himself in Roles, and How He Keeps in Touch with Lars von Trier

IndieWire 06 August 2026 8h ago
Willem Dafoe on ‘Late Fame,’ Disappearing but Not Losing Himself in Roles, and How He Keeps in Touch with Lars von Trier
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Dafoe tells IndieWire about his career-best work in Kent Jones' New York drama as a faded poet, still feeling like a kid despite being "the oldest person in the room," and what it's like to step into a Robert Eggers set like "Werwulf."
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