Willem Dafoe Explains the Importance of the Orange Speedo in 'Kinds of Kindness' | THR Video
Willem Dafoe shares with THR what it is about Yorgos Lanthimos that sets him apart as a director while at the 'Kinds of Kindness' premiere. Plus, he expresses why costumes, like the orange Speedo, are really important for a character.
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00:00This is your latest collaboration with Yorgos. What is it about him as a
00:03director that sets him apart?
00:05Oh God. Well, his approach,
00:10it's just very specific. It's his world. He makes the world and it gives you a
00:15beautiful set up
00:16and he also understands very much, I think, how
00:20performers work. So he's fun to be in the room with. He's inspiring.
00:25And how would you compare this Yorgos-Emma
00:28collab compared to working on Poor Things Together?
00:32Well, my job is different in each one. Even within
00:35kinds of kindness in each movie,
00:39what I'm required to do is different. I mean, how I'm supposed to
00:43function in the story is different.
00:44So it's a lot of different experiences, really.
00:49But, because I think the characters and my involvement is always defined by,
00:54you know, how you're placed in the story.
00:59But I love working with both of them.
01:01And both very different movies, but both really good experiences.
01:06For sure. Well, I know in this movie, the orange Speedo had a lot of people talking.
01:10How much convincing did it take you to be in that? Or was that your idea?
01:13Not convincing. I wouldn't call it an idea, but, you know,
01:17because each character has to be different,
01:20a good way to make each one different without having it be like a shtick or
01:25you know, a big disguise or anything like that. An actor's show.
01:28Costumes were very important because that kind of defines
01:32who they are. And
01:36the costumes were fantastic in this movie. And we worked
01:39we worked on finding them for a very long time.
01:44So something like an orange Speedo can really
01:47tell you who the character is.