Willem Dafoe on Gen Z, memes and staying young: ‘I’m a kid’
In Late Fame, the 71-year-old actor plays a former poet whose work is rediscovered by a group of young artists. Here, Dafoe talks about why he looks to younger generations for creative energy
Black News 
Halfway through At Eternity’s Gate, Vincent van Gogh, as played by Willem Dafoe, screams at the sky in utter despair before cutting off his ear. The scene – or, rather, a GIF of Dafoe staring up with a pained expression – is now the go-to meme on social media, Reddit, and geeky forums for what it’s like to sit too near the front of a cinema. When The Odyssey came out in IMAX, the gag washellip;
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