It's really nice to be able to do something that you've never done. I think that's the gift of being an actor… — Matt Dillon Copy Share Image
I like conflict, drama's conflict and if you don't have that in the character it's really not a worthwhile role to play… — Matt Dillon Copy Share Image
One of the things I've learned over the years is that you only do what you can do as an actor. You… — Matt Dillon Copy Share Image
The growing pains of being an actor, that was a little frustrating at times because you feel like you have great capacity… — Matt Dillon Copy Share Image
It's a pretty good job being an actor, but it's work sometimes. And when I say work, I mean it's a job. — Matt Dillon Copy Share Image
Actors don't generally go asking other actors for advice too much, but I'll take suggestions wherever I can. — Matt Dillon Copy Share Image
I think we're all actors. There's this friend of mine who's a great drummer, and he said, "I never thought I'd be… — Matt Dillon Copy Share Image
Fame is part of me and my life as an actor. I enjoy the creative aspects of my life as an actor.… — Matt Dillon Copy Share Image
The great, rewarding thing about directing is that you're overseeing the whole thing. When you're an actor, you're just one department. — Matt Dillon Copy Share Image
There were six kids in our family, and I grew up fast. I had to do a lot of things on my… — Matt Dillon Copy Share Image
I like to do comedy, but I'll be perfectly honest, I prefer to do drama and more character-driven-based stuff, generally. — Matt Dillon Copy Share Image
Directing myself definitely made me a better actor. And, you know, I think actors have the best track record when they turn… — Matt Dillon Copy Share Image
I think playing somebody who's schizophrenic is such a lesson as an actor. It gets you totally out of your comfort zone,… — Matt Dillon Copy Share Image
I think a lot of directors, they come out of film school, they don't know anything about acting. Or they're writers that… — Matt Dillon Copy Share Image
I think anytime you can do something you haven't seen or done in a film before, it's always a great day as… — Matt Dillon Copy Share Image
That's the great thing about being an actor, you know, you can just jump to different jobs. — Matt Dillon Copy Share Image
To be honest with you, there's nothing that bores me more than sitting around with a bunch of actors talking shop. I… — Matt Dillon Copy Share Image
It was being young and sensitive and an actor. There was a lot of pressure, everything was a hurdle. — Matt Dillon Copy Share Image
It's a pretty good job being an actor, but it's work sometimes. And when I say work, I mean it's a job.… — Matt Dillon Copy Share Image
I don't fall in love easily. It's odd; one of the first things I think about when I go out with a woman is… — Matt Dillon Copy Share Image
These are people who haven't gone through the legal means to becoming citizens like our forefathers did. They want all the benefits but none… — Matt Dillon Copy Share Image
It's really nice to be able to do something that you've never done. I think that's the gift of being an actor because I… — Matt Dillon Copy Share Image
It seems like a cliche, but you do grow up a lot faster when you travel a lot, go through things like this interview,… — Matt Dillon Copy Share Image
I like conflict, drama's conflict and if you don't have that in the character it's really not a worthwhile role to play for me. — Matt Dillon Copy Share Image
I've always wanted to do action stuff. I like it. You really want something that's special; that's got something special about it and not… — Matt Dillon Copy Share Image
I don't worry about whether a character is likable, as long as the character is believable. — Matt Dillon Copy Share Image
One of the things I've learned over the years is that you only do what you can do as an actor. You do the… — Matt Dillon Copy Share Image
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… — Matt Dillon Copy Share Image
People get really nuts around cars. They get angry at cars, they get angry at their car, they get angry at people driving in… — Matt Dillon Copy Share Image
Obviously all religions get corrupted by man. The initial ideas are interesting but once they get organized they seem to become about politics and… — Matt Dillon Copy Share Image
