List of Matt Dillon Quotes

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.

I Have Always Wanted To Play Different Kinds Of Stuff, But It's Hard, First To Find Good Material, And Then To Change People's Perception Of You So They'll Let You Do It. I Mean, I Would Really Like To Play A Poet, But Once They Get This Notion Of You As A Street Guy, It's Hard To Change That.

My Driving, I've Been Accused Of Not Being The Best, Most Safest Driver.

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.

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.

I Don't Consider Myself A Hollywood Liberal, But I Have My Convictions And My Beliefs.

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.

Actors Don't Generally Go Asking Other Actors For Advice Too Much, But I'll Take Suggestions Wherever I Can.

I Don't Like Movies Where Everything Happens Fast. I Like The Buildup, The Obstacles, The Mystery.

I Look For Really Great Characters. I Say Great Because As Long As They're Really Good, There's Something You Can Do. And Really Good Storytelling. And When People Ask Me What The Story Is, I Say It's Really Several Stories Really. They're Intermeshed.

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.

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 Best Job You Can, But You Have No Control Over So Many Elements That Are Going To Determine The Outcome Of That Film. I Never Pay Attention To What Happens After.