Willem Dafoe

You can be intuitive when you've got a more expansive role. You can get into the poetry of telling the story rather than just pushing buttons.

I do know that I like to play characters that are sometimes a little on the outside - that's because it feels kind of romantic and sexier to me. I really think they are the people that we learn lessons from.

There's a real wisdom to not saying a thing.

Great theatre is about challenging how we think and encouraging us to fantasize about a world we aspire to.

The mask can be a limitation, but you just deal with it. You do get superhuman strength and pumpkin bombs and all this other stuff to express yourself with.'

Let's hope I never end up on a deserted island, because I could never make a decision on which three CDs to take with me.