“He’s Gay, but He Has a Special Connection to Classical Music” Willem Dafoe Meme Template

Willem Dafoe, perched in a director's chair in navy and black, talks with both hands fluttering, rubs the side of his head and chuckles. His line: "He's gay, but he has a special connection to classical music," followed by "There's many things that are interesting about him."

The "but" is doing a lot of strange work, so people reuse it to introduce a friend with one oddly specific trait.

• describing my cat to the vet
• my friend explaining her new boyfriend