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… — Matt Dillon Copy Share Image
One thing that everybody told me about directing was, 'Never compromise'. And the whole job is a compromise. So it's very paradoxical.… — Matt Dillon Copy Share Image
Sunsets are great. Sunrises are a mixed bag. You either got up way too early or went to bed way too late. — Matt Dillon Copy Share Image
I'm ambitious. I do think you have a tendency to be less happy sometimes when you're a seeker. You can be disenchanted… — Matt Dillon Copy Share Image
Those are the kinds of roles you can really sink your teeth into. Characters with an edge. When you're playing someone who's… — Matt Dillon Copy Share Image
I sometimes think love is God's way of hoodwinking people into having kids. You fall in love, and all that passion goes… — 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
When I started out as an actor I knew very little, which was probably a good thing. I was totally open. You… — 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
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
We get caught up in all the stress - 'Got to do this, is this the right thing for me to do?'… — Matt Dillon Copy Share Image
I like doing comedy, I like doing drama. Naturally I like to do, I like doing dramas, I like conflict, and when… — Matt Dillon Copy Share Image
It seems to be that more and more people are asking you to work for nothing on films, and that's unfortunate because… — Matt Dillon Copy Share Image
I tend to wear my emotions on my sleeve. I've had my share of mood swings, believe me. But it's a powerful… — 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
