Matt Dillon Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“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.”

“I don't worry about whether a character is likable, as long as the character is believable.”

“It was being young and sensitive and an actor. There was a lot of pressure, everything was a hurdle.”

“Love is messy. It's not something that's real clean.”

“Looks aren't a big thing to me. I keep reading these articles in fan magazines about me, and I don't even know who they're talking about. It's boring.”

“The worst thing I could be accused of is that I'm a one-way dude, only out for myself. But the worst thing a woman can do is not to say anything. Especially when you're starting a relationship.”

“What's really great about Buddhism is its rational, informal quality. Coming from my experience of growing up a Catholic, I found Buddhism to be refreshingly easygoing and forgiving.”

“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.”

“I like to take chances. The actors I admire are the ones who aren't afraid to make themselves nasty, bad or even goofy. I've never shied away from controversial characters.”

“One thing that everybody told me about directing was, 'Never compromise'. And the whole job is a compromise. So it's very paradoxical. How do you not compromise when the whole thing is about compromise?”