DP/30: Willem Dafoe, The Lighthouse 

"YOU WERE FOND OF ME LOBSTER! SAY IT!!" He deserves the oscar for supporting role.

Willem Dafoe is a national treasure

I love this interviewer. He has a genuine interest in actors and what attracts them to roles. Actors seem very relaxed and happy to chat, zero pressure to sell their movie or give a soundbite. I always feel after having watched them that I understand a little better their viewpoints on their craft, the business and sometimes daily life. Kudos as always. Also Willem is a charming, enthusiastic artist. I love his work and clearly he loves his roles.

I love Willem Dafoe. He is a great actor who genuinely loves his craft and has a genuine interest in the characters he plays. And he is also a humble and a wonderful person.

Willem is one of the most honest actors I've ever seen. Every thought and movement is completely absent of pretense. That's what makes him one of the greatest. Lying doesn't make you a great actor; the ability to honestly tap into and relate to the feelings of a character and all their experiences is what makes a great actor.

"Why'd yer spill yer beans Willem?"

The acting was incredible in this film.

Wow, you can tell he is just in love with the art. He loves the worlds, loves the possibilities. Even after all he's done he continues to find the magic with projects like this..

This man is a consummate artist. He is like a jazz musician who studies his craft and the music then goes on the stage with his horn and let's the music and the moment tell him what to play. It's orchestrated and spontaneous at the same time. He was iconic in the movie.

Dafoe is such an awesome actor. Hope he gets loads of nominations for The Lighthouse.

You can really tell that he loves acting and that makes me appreciate this movie even more.

Just saw the film. Very original and interesting. Kind of reminds me of The Shining.

What a great guy.

Brilliant actor masterclass here by Willem.

I can't honestly say I've seen anything like this movie. It is a breath of fresh air! Can't wait to see more from Robert Eggers!

I love listening to Dafoe speak. The interviewer is nice.

He is without a doubt one of the most informative, articulate actors I've ever heard. I love him! His tenor, motives, and being for acting is just right in every way.

You NEED to interview Eggers! The few times he actually gets interviewed by anyone with some merit his answers are spectacular and I think this format would really fit him. I haven't said it in a good long while but this channel is spectacular and I hope it keeps going for many years to come :)

This roll will go down in history as one of the greatest performances ever.

I don't know how Willem manages to be so charming and warm while being so creepy at the same time. He's so great.

A great actor and he comes across as a very nice, grounded chap. Can't wait to see this.

Actor’s Actor..give this man an Oscar ffs

Great actor and such a wide range. To Live and Die In L.A is one of my favourite movies.

Willem is right about why people are depressed

Excellent interview as usual. You always manage to get actors' candid personalities in a way I haven't seen other interviewers do very well. This is the kind of archival footage people will look back on to get a better idea of who these actors were.

Up until I saw The Lighthouse my favourite psychological thriller was The Shinning. And then I saw this masterpiece 3 times in 2 days and fell madly in love.

Left ear questions right ear answers

Willem is amazing to watch as an actor and more amazing in these natural interviews. No pompousness but very real, love to hear him describe his process, that's the only thing I need to know for his films. When there's a film I haven't seen of his, I seek out an interview relating to it and skip the trailer. He's a joy to watch. And extra special thanks for your incredible channel, thanks for long form thought provoking interviews, as always.

The performances in this film are really good. The kind of stuff where you can actually see the work, the actual job of being an actor and not just a guy standing there looking himself so the movie can sell itself on star power alone.

Great job, David! Willem seems super great.

One of my favourite actors. His level of enthusiasm for his craft is inspiring.

Such an interesting and generous man. I loved the film, the sense of place, the look of it, the language, its abiguity and of course the committed, wonderful performances. Bravo.

Just saw The Lighthouse and now treating myself to this interview, another great conversation David! So glad you do these interviews because they seem quite authentic unlike the late night tv show Pres junkets you usually see on mainstream media. Also love how you interview all sorts of people from all sorts of films. Keep it up!

The great Willem Dafoe.Love from Greece.😀😀😀

I like how he says "I'm a little touched" about a small film called Togo, which now has 96% approval on RT! Both critic and audience.

hey man your interviews are genuinely such an amazing and valuable resource for the kinds of movies that matter, at least as far as movies go. just wanted to voice that appreciation.

Willem Dafoe seems like such a sturdy yet malleable actor. He must be such a joy to work with and must be a treat to direct

the best actor of our time, never disappoints

Please give him Nomination for an Oscar for this role! he was absolutely incredible.

Great interview. Willem is such a great actor. I love his approach

I absolutely adore Willem Dafoe... I wish I had the privilege to have even a brief conversation with him. I think of him as a truly unique soul when it comes to the art of acting. Wonderful interview!

Awesome interview! Awesome actor.

He seems like such a down to earth, go-with-the-flow kinda guy. Ive always loved his work since i saw him in spiderman when i was a kid

Stopped the video not even halfway through just to say I FUCKING LOVE YOU WILLEM.

“Bobby Peru don’t come up for air!!” Love Willem Defoe! Great interview!

Such a delight of a man.

Willem has the patience of a saint. Glad that this interviewer was asking tough questions.

I'm so happy for Willem...he's finally getting his dues...Hopefully this is the one for him...Should start a campaign for him like Leo...

My left ear loved this interview.

This was a good interview

DP/30 with Willem Dafoe? Sign me in coach! I'll see movie only in January of 2020 so I hope this will fix the itch.

willem dafoe is so wise

14:58 - 15:36: What every historian has to learn as their very first lesson and never to forget.

This is awesome

Dear Sir I live for your interviews. I love them and adore the insights and wealth of knowledge in them. I am scared of your interviewing style but they are the closest thing to awesome. Can we please have more Jim Cameron (can't find his howard stern interview in 97 that is legal). Also Tom Cruise, Johnny Depp, Brad Pitt, Leo Dicaprio please.

Smells like a few Oscars

Great guy!

12:24 “About lighthouses?” LMFAO

Could listen to Willem talk about feeling a process for hours.

Willem is such a lovely person

Dafoe is so cool

Awesome

LEGEND.

DaFoe was amazing in Lighthouse. Brilliant actor. Brilliant film. Peterson was perfect also

There was a FIREFIIIIIGHT!

The farts alone made this oscar worthy

Will you be doing interviews with Rob Eggers or Rob Pattinson for this movie?

Always great to listen to Willem. Would also love to suggest Lizzy Caplan for an interview considering she's having hell of a year (Castle Rock, Truth be Told, Das Boot)

A Great movie, if you havent seen it, see it The Lighthouse.

Looks can be so deceiving. I just want to give the guy a hug.

Dude fucking killed it in The Lighthouse. Fantastic actor. Would like to see him and Robert Pattinson do another film together.

I never fully appreciated Dafoe until this roll; in the same way that I didn't fully appreciate Heath Ledger until he blew the world's mind with his depiction of the Joker.

Nice one Willem! David Lynch would be proud of your willingness to never explain the meaning. True art can have a different meaning or message to each and every one of us.

does this have any spoilers for the lighthouse?

To ye , me beauty

"Safe Space? What is this combination of words?" Haha, savage!

217 likes 0 dislikes we all know what we here for

why is this interview in complete stereo lmao

HARK!

How long have ye been on this rock

Love that he balked at the use of the term “safe space!”

Let Neptune strike ye dead Winslow, *HAAAAAAAARK*

guys, what does willem says in 11:43 ??

Willem Dafoe is a legend. David Poland. Not into his style of interviewing. Compound questions don't work as well as open-ended questions.

8:36

8:33 - 11:06 is the reason why Willem Dafoe is a great actor whereas someone like Tom Cruise will never be more than a functioning actor at best.

4:43 (underwater)

please let this man play the joker

Matt Reeves forget Johnny Depp and get Willem Dafoe for the Joker. And get him now✊

Pulling out a scene from the movie and trying to make Defoe do part of it feels so disrespectful to me.

It's amazing how little he has understand the film,lol.

Why is he not the Joker yet !!?!

have you made films? LOL

'Ye smell of shit!'

This interviewer was okay except that he kept begging the questions on "how do you act". Yes, the process actors go through to build their character is interesting, but try not to be so completely naive in your questions. Edit:Meh interviewer is a noob the longer this went on.

The resonant roof identically spare because playground superficially sack than a hot huge decade. cultured, broken reaction

This interviewer was weird.

Love it when Dafoe inadvertently puts the spotlight on the interviewer “ have you made films?” and the interviewer responds by fumbling through some bs about how he made short films as a kid. 😂 Not the same thing buddy. Stop with the pretentious questions about “ do you come to the film with your character fully formed?”..jeezus shut up already. Dafoe is one of the more articulate and intelligent actors there is when explaining “ craft” ...just let him talk and don’t waste his time with repetitive, reparaphrased questions. Some further advice to the interviewer...don’t lead with your questions..”did you like the movie?..were you surprised? ( before Dafoe even answered the first question)...and don’t assume with your questions and put parameters on your subject’s answers ( you do this a lot) e.g you ask the question “ Was working on this film difficult.( then say before they answer) “ I would imagine it must have been difficult” .. bad interviewing technique that 14 year old high school students would avoid. And don’t respond with” I like to keep my interviews informal maaann”..bullshit..even “casual “film chats with great artists should be prepared and thought out..DP30 is a great channel with excellent access to film artists but i would suggest you work on streamlining your questions concisely or get someone else to interview for you and you hold the camera since you’ve made ..ahem..”short films “when you were a toddler.

willem dafoe is so wise