Lets put a smile on that face.In his latest movie, Dog Eat Dog, actor Willem Dafoe plays a psychotic criminal named Mad Dog. Its a character description Dafoes become known for. Though hes played similarly deranged roles over the years, the actor tells The Huffington Post that he was drawn to the complexity of the character.Yes, he does these vicious things, but a lot of the times when we see him hes very vulnerable and very needy and insecure, and the combination of those two things is interesting, said Dafoe.As we mentioned, Dafoes played crazy before. But theres one wild character the actor has yet to portray on the big screen:How has Willem Dafoe not been The Joker yet' For a while now, fans have called on Dafoe to play Batmans nemesis Joker, and when we asked Dafoe about the possibility, he was well aware of it.People have been asking me for years, the actor said. Though, you probably shouldnt expect him to take on the Clown Prince of Crimes persona anytime soon.Its hard to imagine because theres so many versions. Its hypothetical. I havent thought about it. And right now Im in the DC Comics world playing a character in Justice League,so Im doing something else, and Ive also been Green Goblin, so who knows' Dafoe added.So much for all those theories that Dafoe was secretly playing Jokerin Justice League. But fans should take comfort in the fact that the actor never shut the door on playing the character sometime in the future. Like he says, Who knows' Below, our Q&A with the actor:In Dog Eat Dog, there are three characters who get together to pull off crimes. Troy (Nic Cage) is the brains, Diesel (Christopher Matthew Cook) is the muscle, Mad Dog is, well, the mad dog. Out of you, Nic Cage and director Paul Schrader, whos the Troy, Diesel and Mad Dog'Thats a tough one. Maybe Paul would be Troy, Nic would be Mad Dog, and Id be Diesel.One of the running jokes is the guys dont get Taylor Swift.Its not even so much that they dont get it. I think its kind of an envy and rage at himnot knowing what people are talking about. Its another piece of alienation. [Mad Dog]is a guy that has gotten out of prison. Hes been out for a while, but hes obviously not educated. Hes obviously spent a lot of his life in prison, so he knows that world, but the outside worldwhat people are talking about hes got no idea. Hes got a big chip on his shoulder like, What are these people talking about' Everybody talking about Taylor Swift' Who the fuck is she' I think its kind of cute and kind of topical. You gotta be careful with that stuff, but I think what it expresses and what rings true is this kind of rage and envy at celebrity and for being out of the loop.What do you think about the Taylor Swift phenomenon'I probably dont know Taylor Swifts music as much as ... listen, I know Bob Dylan better than Taylor Swift. If you and Nic Cage ever actually got together and wanted to do a heist, what would you go for'[Laugh] I dont think thats gonna happen. Deep down were two big sissies.Whats your favorite on-set story from working with Nic and your director, Paul'There was a wacky thing about how we had this baby, and we were dealing with this baby, and Nic was a little nervous and he wanted to find some action ... and hes like, Wheres the pacifier'Whats that thing you put in your mouth' And Mad Dog kind of being single-minded about various things, Nic says, Whats that thing you put in your mouth' And I said, A dick' We did that in rehearsal.Its totally nonsensical,totally stupid. I said, Guys, you cant say that. And Nic and Paul loved it so much they said, Yes, yes we can. As it plays in the film, Im not so sure.For people who dont know anything about the original book, Dog Eat Dog, what can you expect from this movie'Its not your normal crime thriller. Its extreme. iIs transgressive. Its kind of fun. Its a black comedy. I think all of those things. Paul said for some people its going to be transgressive fun, and for people that dont know what transgressive means, I think its just going to be fun! Dog Eat Dog hits theaters in LA and NY on Nov. 4. Theatrical expansion and VOD on Nov. 11. -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
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