Matt Dillon
Matt Dillon
Matthew Raymond "Matt" Dillonis an American actor and film director...
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth18 February 1964
CityNew Rochelle, NY
school thinking acting
I think a lot of directors, they come out of film school, they don't know anything about acting. Or they're writers that don't know anything about the process. And I think they're afraid sometimes to talk to actors and be honest with actors.
acting looks scripts
Acting is very competitive. There are few good scripts out there and the ones that are good are very competitive. You look at your options and often times they're not too appealing.
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.
ball bunch five games turned
We turned the ball over a bunch the first five games and (Friday) we only turned the ball over once, and it wasn't in our own territory,
against backlash bit francis
There was a bit of a backlash against Francis at that point,
classic sinatra
I wanted to go classic this time, so I thought, 'What would Sinatra do?
compete front happened past people putting size strength three
From a Dowling standpoint, what's happened there over the past three years is Dowling just hasn't had the size and the strength and the people up front to compete with what Valley's putting out there,
best nominated
Certainly, I don't think many making the film would have anticipated I'd end up getting nominated or that it would be nominated for best picture.
became days dying far nobody perfume popular
But when I go really far back in time, to the days when everyone was dying of cholera and syphilis and bubonic plague, I want nothing to do with those periods. I mean, nobody showered. That's why perfume became such a popular item.
drawn endless family ideas start toward york
To start with I have family in New York. That's really important to me. But New York is also an endless well of inspiration. Ideas come to me in New York. I'm drawn toward reality, authenticity. I find that more in New York than anywhere.
certain concerned people
There were certain perceptions that people had of me, you know...'He's dumb,' or 'he's just got a pretty face,' or 'he's a thug,' or 'he can only do one thing.' I'm not so concerned with that now. Longevity's what it's about.
anyone compete half state western
I just don't know how anyone on the western half of the state can compete with them.
assistant coaches feels happiest kids paid
I'm the happiest for the kids and the assistant coaches because they've been working their tails off and it paid off. It feels great.
believed bitter cares cop explored extremes honest loving sick son truthful typical
It was honest and truthful to what I believed was an L.A. cop, not typical of what every cop is. It went and explored these two extremes ... bitter racist cop and really loving son who cares about his sick father. These are the complicated things we see in life.