People always tell him, he says, that he should take a role as the anarchic, maniacal Joker in a Batman movie. In response, Willem Dafoe quips that it is “always nice to hear you have the vibe of a sociopath.” Typecast from time to time as a wild-eyed madman or a devious villain with a toothsome grin, the inimitable star has versatility beyond this frenzied...