Matt Dillon
Matt Dillon
Matthew Raymond "Matt" Dillonis an American actor and film director...
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth18 February 1964
CityNew Rochelle, NY
fun school kids
I used to make fun of the kids in school who acted or went to dance class.
character worry long
I don't worry about whether a character is likable, as long as the character is believable.
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.
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.
giving advice littles
I don't like to give out advice. I make suggestions when I get to know somebody a little bit, but I don't know about advice.
growing-up home childhood
It seems like a cliche, but you do grow up a lot faster when you travel a lot, go through things like this interview, spend time away from home and hang around with other actors. It's inevitable that you're not going to have a so-called normal childhood.
pain people trying
The growing pains of ... being an actor, that was a little frustrating at times because you feel like you have great capacity to do many things. And yet there seems to be a misunderstanding about who you are and what you're trying to do. And that requires patience, and people eventually will understand.
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.
long actors
As an actor, you can't be off the market for too long.
obstacles mystery happens
I don't like movies where everything happens fast. I like the buildup, the obstacles, the mystery.
pain feel-better frustration
Racism was just a tool to deal with frustration and pain and that people are in denial about the way we feel and desperately trying to control their environment the way their lives are. And ultimately their scapegoats aren't going to make them feel better, it's just going to increase hatred and the problem gets worse and worse.
drama character play
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.
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.