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'Acting is doing': Willem Dafoe on what people get wrong about acting

NPR | By Rachel Martin
Published September 25, 2026 at 4:31 PM EDT

Willem Dafoe's desire to challenge himself has made the 71-year-old very productive. He's in five films being released in the second half of this year. That includes his most recent film, Late Fame.

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