Willem Dafoe Talks Poor Things, Being Slapped By Emma Stone & On-Set Antics | Explain This

Willem Dafoe Talks Poor Things, Being Slapped By Emma Stone & On-Set Antics | Explain This | Esquire

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We sat down with acclaimed actor and director Willem Dafoe and asked him to explain a few things-from bringing Oscar Issac on set of 'Poor Things' to tease Mark Ruffalo about replacing his role, to why he volunteered to have Emma Stone slap him 20 times for an off-camera scene. Plus, the Spider-Man star also spills on almost playing Batman. Watch more Esquire 'Explain This' episodes HERE: • Chris Rock Reacts to t...
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@themusic6808 4 ай бұрын

Willem Dafoe is like a giddy 20 year old soul in a 68 year old body with the wisdom of a 100 year old.

@chasehedges6775 17 күн бұрын

Sooooo true

@donovancatuncan2617 5 ай бұрын

I hope he gets an Oscar someday.

@dariuschisholm7317 5 ай бұрын

The fact he doesn't has at least 1 shows what a joke the oscars are

@donovancatuncan2617 5 ай бұрын

:) @@NewTrekWarsTheory77.

@donovancatuncan2617 5 ай бұрын

he led and supported in movies that could've easily gottem him some wins. hopefully in time he gets to stand at the podium for an award @@dariuschisholm7317

@thatguyfrankie 4 ай бұрын

What do you mean? He brought an Oscar to the set of Poor Things.

@donovancatuncan2617 4 ай бұрын

That he did. I see what you did there LMAO@@thatguyfrankie

@nicolechavannes6891 5 ай бұрын

He seems like such a nice, happy, positive, unassuming fellow - and no detectable trace of the usual narcissism of a lot of show biz people... And he's a great actor, and open minded enough to work on such different projects with such different directors - the longevity and richness of his career is obviously testament to his talent but also his wonderful personality, he'd be a great acting partner and great friend too I'm sure!

@tiffsaver 5 ай бұрын

Can't add much to that!!

@VaughanDavies 4 ай бұрын

1:13 What a fantastic Yakuza meme

@WilliamJames48 5 ай бұрын

That was funny AF about Oscar Isaac. You can just see Ruffalo's face.

@bryanchristianabrigo 4 ай бұрын

1:13 lmao the friggin Yakuza meme 😂

@gloriaalvarado2553 5 ай бұрын

Superb actor. Can't wait to see Poor Things.

@Krow621 4 ай бұрын

1:14 Willam Defoe as the Dragon of Dojima, Kazama Kiryu. 😂

@Objective_Piece8285 4 ай бұрын

Willem has such a fun uncle energy to him

@akpablon7 4 ай бұрын

1:13 I really wasn't expecting a Yakuza meme in a Willem Dafoe interview, but here we are.

@brodud4206 4 ай бұрын

Kiryu Dafoe, Willem kazuma, take your pick

@svetstar1978 4 ай бұрын

So much energy, charisma and joy in this man. A national treasure and one of our great actors.

@imjustlikedenji5954 4 ай бұрын

1:13 OI, SOKONO OMAE! NANI MITENDA!?

@harleyx7332 4 ай бұрын

Protect this man at all costs.

@Arsenegelion 4 ай бұрын

1:14 LEGEND!!

@marinrsrsrs 5 ай бұрын

love his work and personality

@grapejuice1092 4 ай бұрын

1:13 KAZUMA KIRYU

@sebastianizaguirre7836 4 ай бұрын

We did it Yakuza bois 1:16

@VincentDMarshall 5 ай бұрын

I wanted to see pictures or vidoes (if there were any) of Willem Dafoe when he was with the crowd of Filipinos during the Philippines' People Power Revolution.

@TheFunk79 4 ай бұрын

I just love this guy haha. He's so interesting. Even though he's always cast as a villain, the role I loved him most in was The Florida Project. I loved the humanity he brought to the role.

@zaerozxadvent 4 ай бұрын

Willem Dafoe Like A Dragon

@PatDaBalls 5 ай бұрын

I love him

@TLDR.updates 5 ай бұрын

William Dafoe and Gary Oldman should be in a film together!

@joan-lisa-smith Ай бұрын

They were both in Basquiat

@AllThingsFilm1 4 ай бұрын

Poor Things is one of my favorite films of all time. I cannot express how much I loved it. It is a brilliant film on every level. The cast was amazing. And you can't go wrong with Willem Dafoe, Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo.

@testaMMent 4 ай бұрын

kiryu kazuma

@dylanhagsauce8629 4 ай бұрын

Basically my favorite actor. The lighthouse really solidified that for me.

@bonzifreddy 4 ай бұрын

1:13 Yakuza mention

@henryventura1919 5 ай бұрын

He was great in Inside, an amazing movie, one of my favorites of 2023

@henryventura1919 4 ай бұрын

And another great from Focus Features, and I was excited for the film, the week it came out.

@TristanGong 4 ай бұрын

Yakuzabros rise up

@quijadasonia 5 ай бұрын

As an actor his mesmerizing to watch i have liked all his movies there’s something about him that is very likable

@yoddeb 4 ай бұрын

What a gem of a person

@davidraborn3654 4 ай бұрын

I always loved his characters, now i want to have a beer with him. Seem's like a very nice person.

@TiagoCavalcanti-ji6hu 5 ай бұрын

Such a gentleman. He will play the Joker eventually, and it will be the best one, as we know it, c`mon...

@christophermichaelclarence6003 3 ай бұрын

Nah only the Green Goblin really suits him

@Purgatoran 5 ай бұрын

He sounds so nice irl

@krackerjackism 4 ай бұрын

These are nice questions that he answers so well

@fw1421 4 ай бұрын

I wish he would have said something about Streets of Fire.

@artkisses1 4 ай бұрын

One of my favorite actor in Hollywood, underrated!

@maxbracegirdle9990 5 ай бұрын

I always think he looks so much like Cillian Murphy in that photo of Platoon (at 0:21)

@ettajfan5882 2 ай бұрын

Simply the best.

@rajeakhan9503 5 ай бұрын

Do this interview with mark ruffalo please❤

@uncanalfantasma6104 4 ай бұрын

Grettings from Kamurocho Tercermundista and Majimaposting

@Aliannaxenos Ай бұрын

The way he speaks reminds me of a modern day 1950s aristocratic actors voice

@Sonsofadonis 4 ай бұрын

An interesting watch !

@Diapontios 5 ай бұрын

He is so amazing

@tedflaig7546 4 ай бұрын

Streets of Fire is a guilty pleasure. Watch it when just bored. Knowing his career now, kinda cool to see the start of it and where he is today

@mrbrex95 4 ай бұрын

Revolutionary Dafoe

@johnreilly8672 4 ай бұрын

I'll never forget Bobby Purue 😂

@filmtoppings 5 ай бұрын

Typo in the title. Its spelled Willem Dripfoe

@aicai. 5 ай бұрын

Yakuza Reference?

@darrengriffin8609 4 ай бұрын

Wow. Just wow.

@Filmmaker809 4 ай бұрын

Very nice and talented actor.

@tribblefluffer 4 ай бұрын

Now I want a Willem Dafoe Batman!

@notmypresident4066 4 ай бұрын

Love the content, but not that incessant background music, ughh.

@iritkornblit4566 5 ай бұрын

what a nice guy

@I.SQUIRT.5150 4 ай бұрын

A great human being

@thegorgeousgabrielle2433 4 ай бұрын

Willem Dafoe is the best actor. I loved him in Finding Nemo as Gill 🐠🖤🤍💛, Spider-Man, as the green goblin 💚🔥🎃, and Aquaman as Vulko 🌊 🐚 🔱.

@cynthiaschultheis1660 4 ай бұрын

HE DOES DESERVE AN OSCAR!!👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

@Whooadizz 5 ай бұрын

Will the Academy just give him the Oscar please 😊

@rigilchrist 4 ай бұрын

I adore this actor.

@PodyTheCirate 4 ай бұрын

I like to think he mentioned his char Jesus because he just watched his Criterion collection of Last Temptation of Christ lol

@RyanKaufman 3 ай бұрын

I speak German, well enough that native German speakers are surprised when I get confused on grammar because I don't sound like it's a foreign language to me until I pause or stutter, etc. I pride myself on the speech of it. And yet I can't do a German accent either. It always turns into a muddy Indian accent. Never could figure out why, but I'm glad Willem shares this weird note with me.

@eulaliadiazyague4066 4 ай бұрын

I saw the movie INSIDE a couple of months ago...it is such a Risky and difficult role he plays...

@mikestrohlein4187 4 ай бұрын

Greatest actor ever!

@rascalgd 5 ай бұрын

Batman? he could play Joker for sure. I would love that!

@riftdancer1349 4 ай бұрын

I would love to see his interpretation of the Joker. I mean, the man looks nearly identical to the Joker in the comics.

@alanhelton 4 ай бұрын

I did see it… still trying to figure it out.

@fernandopizarrovillagarcia6992 Ай бұрын

Green Goblin, Gwen Stacy and Bruce Banner in the same movie

@adderon7476 4 ай бұрын

Why does it look like Wilem knew how to fillet flesh before his training from the mortician

@BFA100 5 ай бұрын

The Last Temptation of Christ came out in 1988.

@nikosp7872 5 ай бұрын

He should get the nod for inside

@nathancruz9172 4 ай бұрын

I have never seen poor things yet.

@christrek1027 4 ай бұрын

The man is too cool.

@DeltaEcho303 4 ай бұрын

Willem Dafoe is the Joker we need, but not the one we deserve.

@jmpawloski1 4 ай бұрын

Boondock saints? John wick?

@elyssa.aquino 5 ай бұрын

Willem Dripfoe

@ItaiSchewartz 4 ай бұрын

So Norman Osborn was so guilty after killing Gwen Stacy he decided to resurrect her!

@emiliarivera4846 5 ай бұрын

Do this with Emma Stone pleaseeeee❤

@abemrofchak 5 ай бұрын

Okay, am I bugging or can he... get it? Or should get off of Letterbox'd

@nicolaebreaban8154 4 ай бұрын

He should have played the Joker, not Batman.

@Rob-gs8lq 5 ай бұрын

This guy should've played the Joker at some point in his career.

@samanderson4166 4 ай бұрын

A GIRL AND A GAMER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@burjaman11 5 ай бұрын

THE JOKER IN DCU

@dariuschisholm7317 5 ай бұрын

Green goblin always

@MorganJones-tk1mw 4 ай бұрын

@@dariuschisholm7317too much to ask for both?

@bseffrood 4 ай бұрын

He PlAY jOkEr? wHeN cAn He PlAy JoKeR? He Be PeRfEcT tO pLaY jOkEr! jOkEr BeSt ViLlIaN eVeR!!!!

@dariuschisholm7317 4 ай бұрын

@MorganJones-tk1mw I see what you did there Tony stark

@MorganJones-tk1mw 4 ай бұрын

@@dariuschisholm7317 actually I wasn’t referencing him but he was right

@officialJOY1229 5 ай бұрын

🙏🌍🙏 Drip 💧 Batman Adventure Blank slate Cool 😎 clothes

@akidthatskates284 5 ай бұрын

Brilliant discussion very informative and embracing loved it taught me a lot thank you so much. Also absolutely loved you in poor things like something i have never seen. Wow breathtaking, and to hear you and emma are on a new movie with yorgos is mind bending captivating. Thank you for everything willem. 🩷