Matt Dillon Quotes

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Matt Dillon

Profession : Actor

Birth : February 18, 1964

I'm drawn to women who live in a world different from my own. I don't believe you have to marry someone from your own backyard. James Joyce married a woman who never read any of his books.

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It was being young and sensitive and an actor. There was a lot of pressure, everything was a hurdle.

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I think playing somebody who's schizophrenic is such a lesson as an actor. It gets you totally out of your comfort zone, because you can't rely on your technique, your external stuff. You've really gotta look inward, in a way.

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Fame is part of me and my life as an actor. I enjoy the creative aspects of my life as an actor. I enjoy directing and acting as well. But the bottom line for me is not prestige and power. It's about having an exciting, creative life.

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The worst thing I could be accused of is that I'm a one-way dude, only out for myself. But the worst thing a woman can do is not to say anything. Especially when you're starting a relationship.

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I only hear my own voice. When you start hearing other voices, then it's time to worry.

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In politics there are so many holes, so many contradictions, you don't know what's happening.

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The first music I was ever exposed to was Irish folk music, like the Clancy Brothers. My father plays that and Christmas songs.

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Those are the kinds of roles you can really sink your teeth into. Characters with an edge. When you're playing someone who's sort of seedy, there's less limitation, there's so much space you can travel. There's room to move in.

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Looks aren't a big thing to me. I keep reading these articles in fan magazines about me, and I don't even know who they're talking about. It's boring.

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Of course, if you're gonna make movies, you gotta make movies, and I'm not gonna say no to a good role.

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I'm not a Buddhist, or a card-carrying member of any religion.

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It's important to air your concerns and fears with someone you trust. When you're honest about how you can change and grow, and where your weaknesses are, then you open the door for improvement and change.

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I think anytime you can do something you haven't seen or done in a film before, it's always a great day as an actor.

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I do get bottled up in interviews. You're thinking about what you're saying, and suddenly you get all tangled. So people think I'm sullen, or that I don't have much to say. But my friends will tell you: a lot of times I talk too much.

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I don't know why, but audiences are often sympathetic to thieves. Sometimes they are more sympathetic to thieves then they are to earnest people. What does that say about society?

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I don't like to give out advice. I make suggestions when I get to know somebody a little bit, but I don't know about advice.

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Actors don't generally go asking other actors for advice too much, but I'll take suggestions wherever I can.

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Directing myself definitely made me a better actor. And, you know, I think actors have the best track record when they turn to directing. Writers, too. I knew how to direct actors because I've been there and I know what I like.

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One thing that everybody told me about directing was, 'Never compromise'. And the whole job is a compromise. So it's very paradoxical. How do you not compromise when the whole thing is about compromise?

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