Matt Dillon
Matt Dillon
Matthew Raymond "Matt" Dillonis an American actor and film director...
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth18 February 1964
CityNew Rochelle, NY
obstacles mystery happens
I don't like movies where everything happens fast. I like the buildup, the obstacles, the mystery.
nice thinking other-worlds
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 get to play a cop, a racist cop and I've never done that before. It's nice to inhabit these other worlds especially when you get to work with great actors.
dad white nine
I grew up with the white picket fence. My dad went to work nine to five, and he had a station wagon.
drama character stuff
I like to do comedy, but I'll be perfectly honest, I prefer to do drama and more character-driven-based stuff, generally.
thinking great-day actors
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.
teacher magic acting
I had acting teachers, and one of the things that was encouraged was to keep it fresh, to be spontaneous. That's the magic of film often.
buddhist cards members
I'm not a Buddhist, or a card-carrying member of any religion.
actors overseeing department
The great, rewarding thing about directing is that you're overseeing the whole thing. When you're an actor, you're just one department.
saxophone knows
I don't know why, but I like the saxophone.
girlfriend hurt lying
When I was twenty-two it was a lot harder to get hurt by women. It was easier for me to, you know, cheat on a girlfriend. I can't lie like that anymore.
real love-is clean
Love is messy. It's not something that's real clean.
thinking break-out able
One of my biggest fears is not being able to break out of a rut; of becoming a prisoner to my ways, unable to change course. But in my mid-thirties, I learned you can change your thinking.
greatest-fear growth important
One of my greatest fears is not being able to change, to be caught in a never-ending cycle of sameness. Growth is so important.
crazy thinking actors
I know this sounds kind of crazy, but I think we're all actors.