Actor Willem Dafoe slams President Trump's 'very invasive' takeover of The Kennedy Center

Dafoe was reportedly taken aback by Trump's move, considering the president is "someone that supposedly wants to limit government," adding that the government has all of a sudden become "very invasive," Deadline reported.

"Let people do their art, let the art talk," Dafoe said. He explained further: "We can develop our sense of compassion and responsibility socially, leave that to the people." 

Deadline asked Dafoe about "the dangers of Trump's takeover of the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C."

"Well, there's many," Dafoe responded. 

"And it's not just about bad theater," he said. "I can't imagine Donald Trump programming a good series of performances at the Kennedy Center. I don't want to go down a rabbit hole here."

"I think it's important as a place to come together and see where we're at and what could happen. Because somewhere between the pandemic and advances in technology, everybody's living in their own little bubble," Dafoe told Deadline.

"So the discourse comes sometimes a little blocked, and that has a negative effect sometimes because other people can take care of business when everybody's busy in their little world. So theater represents a place to, in a very vital way, come together and reflect on where we are and think about a different reality than the one that's given to us virtually."