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.
Matt DillonIt's a pretty good job being an actor, but it's work sometimes. And when I say work, I mean it's a job.
Matt DillonI don't like movies where everything happens fast. I like the buildup, the obstacles, the mystery.
Matt DillonThe great, rewarding thing about directing is that you're overseeing the whole thing. When you're an actor, you're just one department.
Matt DillonRacism 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.
Matt DillonObviously all religions get corrupted by man. The initial ideas are interesting but once they get organized they seem to become about politics and other things and they get misinterpreted. . . . Have faith but do the work. Live your life right. Dont expect things to happen. Thats why Im put off by magical realism.
Matt Dillon