No one else looks like Willem Dafoe.

“I was on the subway years ago when New York was still pretty rough,” Dafoe said.

“I was taking my kid from downtown to the Bronx Zoo.”

Willem Dafoe attends the “Poor Things” UK Gala Screening at Barbican Centre on December 14, 2023 in London, England.

Willem Dafoe.Mike Marsland/WireImage

Something bad is going to happen.'

They were looking at me, then they were looking at each other."

Finally, Dafoe heard one say, “Yeah, its got to be him.

Nobody looks like that motherf—er.”

The actor said, “That’s when I knew.”

But the actor reveled in the transformation, telling EW it helped him tap into his unorthodox character.

“It’s always good to work with a mask,” he said.

Thats always a pleasure, when you have these tangible, physical things to work with."

Tune into Dafoe’s full interview onSunday TODAYthis Sunday.

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