Actor and Alum Willem Dafoe Speaks at UW-Milwaukee Commencement

Four-time Academy Award nominee Willem Dafoe gives the commencement address to graduates of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee on May 22, 2022. Before his speech, Dafoe was awarded an honorary Doctor of Arts degree from the university, where he studied theater in the 1970s.

β€œBe at peace with yourself, find what you love and practice it anyway you can,” Dafoe tells the graduates. β€œServe others, make every step a pleasure and trust it will take you where you need to be.”