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> [My father taught me to paint when I was young with watercolors and so I learned at a very young age the essential elements of the value of light and composition.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-modine/my-father-taught-me-to-paint-when-i-was-young-with-watercolors-and-so/)

[Matthew Modine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-modine/)

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## More by Matthew Modine

> [We should all aspire in life to do a multitude of things well - to be a great father, to be a good husband,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-modine/we-should-all-aspire-in-life-to-do-a-multitude-of-things-well-to-be-a/)

[Matthew Modine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-modine/)

> [If you take 2001: A Space Odyssey as an example of somebody who creates a new language in film by what he was able…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-modine/if-you-take-2001-a-space-odyssey-as-an-example-of-somebody-who/)

[Matthew Modine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-modine/)

> [Stanley didn't shy away from true humanity or from the ugliness that all people are capable of.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-modine/stanley-didn-t-shy-away-from-true-humanity-or-from-the-ugliness-that/)

[Matthew Modine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-modine/)

> [So the thing that's beautiful about the Rolleiflex is that I open the camera up from the top and put my face in and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-modine/so-the-thing-that-s-beautiful-about-the-rolleiflex-is-that-i-open-the/)

[Matthew Modine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-modine/)

> [You hope and pray that you'll get involved with a director that you understand and who has the same sensibility as you do and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-modine/you-hope-and-pray-that-you-ll-get-involved-with-a-director-that-you/)

[Matthew Modine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-modine/)

> [I never set out to be rich and famous. I wanted to follow my own path.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-modine/i-never-set-out-to-be-rich-and-famous-i-wanted-to-follow-my-own-path/)

[Matthew Modine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-modine/)

> [Life really is very brief.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-modine/life-really-is-very-brief/)

[Matthew Modine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-modine/)

> [I don't think that digital photography is romantic yet. It's not sympathetic the way that film is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-modine/i-don-t-think-that-digital-photography-is-romantic-yet-it-s-not/)

[Matthew Modine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-modine/)

> [Imagine if somebody were to really sit down with Osama bin Ladin and say, 'Listen man, what is it that you're so angry at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-modine/imagine-if-somebody-were-to-really-sit-down-with-osama-bin-ladin-and/)

[Matthew Modine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-modine/)

> [Everything is so convenient in New York,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-modine/everything-is-so-convenient-in-new-york/)

[Matthew Modine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-modine/)

> [I played Little League and in high school. I played more over the years whenever there was a pick-up game... usually softball.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-modine/i-played-little-league-and-in-high-school-i-played-more-over-the/)

[Matthew Modine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-modine/)

> [The experience of using a Rolleiflex camera is very different than using a SLR.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-modine/the-experience-of-using-a-rolleiflex-camera-is-very-different-than/)

[Matthew Modine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-modine/)

> [For example, Michael Mann's film Collateral - there is certain kinds of stories that lend themselves to digital photography. Some things are very raw…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-modine/for-example-michael-mann-s-film-collateral-there-is-certain-kinds-of/)

[Matthew Modine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-modine/)

> [When you're studying drama, when you're a young actor, there are simple rules about acting. "Why am I here? What prevents me from leaving?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-modine/when-you-re-studying-drama-when-you-re-a-young-actor-there-are-simple/)

[Matthew Modine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-modine/)

> [I always thought that it was kind of silly that a baseball card could be worth so much money.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-modine/i-always-thought-that-it-was-kind-of-silly-that-a-baseball-card-could/)

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