And a kind of scientist himself: Willem Dafoe received his Ph.D.

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It’s never too late to learn. Last week, the 66-year-old actor of the films “Van Gogh. On the Threshold of Eternity” and “The Grand Budapest Hotel” Willem Dafoe was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. he had to work hard, and as a result, he preferred participation in the theater troupe Theater X to higher humanitarian education.

During the graduation ceremony, Defoe recalled that he was truly impressed with the city of Milwaukee when he entered the university and first arrived there at the age of 17. He also spoke warmly about the university theater, which launched his acting career. According to Defoe, he ended up in the troupe thanks to his impressions from the production of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. The actor wished the current students to quickly find themselves and do what they love, no matter what it costs.

Note that the network immediately remembered the famous quote from the hero Defoe the Green Goblin from the movie “Spider-Man”. In 2002, the phrase “I’m something of a scientist myself” became a meme, which is now played up in light of the fact that the actor actually received a doctorate.

Willem Dafoe is a four-time nominee for an Oscar (1987, 2001, 2018, 2019), a Golden Globe (2001, 2018, 2019) and a British Academy Film Award (2018). The actor is best known for his roles in the films Spider-Man, The English Patient, The Boondock Saints, The Grand Budapest Hotel, John Wick, Murder on the Orient Express and many others. Recall that in April This year, the actor became the key face of the new collaboration between Calvin Klein and Palace.