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Willem Dafoe on the Vulgarity of Box Office Reporting

”Many years ago, it would have been vulgar to print box-office grosses in the paper. Now The New York Times does it, and it’s the big story for people interested in arts and entertainment on Monday. Which is why emphasis has shifted away from filmmakers and fallen on movie stars and business people.”

Actor Willem Dafoe in an interview in The Onion AV Club about his varied career in blockbusters and small films that struggle to find audiences.

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