These are people who haven’t gone through the legal means to becoming citizens like our forefathers did. They want all the benefits but none of the responsibilities. – Matt Dillon
One of my greatest fears is not being able to change, to be caught in a never-ending cycle of sameness. Growth is so important. – Matt Dillon
I only hear my own voice. When you start hearing other voices, then it’s time to worry. – Matt Dillon
I sometimes think love is God’s way of hoodwinking people into having kids. You fall in love, and all that passion goes into procreating and wanting children. – Matt Dillon
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. – Matt Dillon
Fame is part of me and my life as an actor. I enjoy the creative aspects of my life as an actor. I enjoy directing and acting as well. But the bottom line for me is not prestige and power. It’s about having an exciting, creative life. – Matt Dillon
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. – Matt Dillon
I don’t worry about whether a character is likable, as long as the character is believable. – Matt Dillon
When I started out as an actor I knew very little, which was probably a good thing. I was totally open. You don’t judge yourself, you do it. – Matt Dillon
Directing myself definitely made me a better actor. And, you know, I think actors have the best track record when they turn to directing. Writers, too. I knew how to direct actors because I’ve been there and I know what I like. – Matt Dillon
I think playing somebody who’s schizophrenic is such a lesson as an actor. It gets you totally out of your comfort zone, because you can’t rely on your technique, your external stuff. You’ve really gotta look inward, in a way. – Matt Dillon
In politics there are so many holes, so many contradictions, you don’t know what’s happening. – Matt Dillon
I don’t know why, but audiences are often sympathetic to thieves. Sometimes they are more sympathetic to thieves then they are to earnest people. What does that say about society? – Matt Dillon
I grew up with the white picket fence. My dad went to work nine to five, and he had a station wagon. – Matt Dillon
Those are the kinds of roles you can really sink your teeth into. Characters with an edge. When you’re playing someone who’s sort of seedy, there’s less limitation, there’s so much space you can travel. There’s room to move in. – Matt Dillon
People get really nuts around cars. They get angry at cars, they get angry at their car, they get angry at people driving in cars; there’s something really comical about that, about automobiles. – Matt Dillon
I don’t fall in love easily. It’s odd; one of the first things I think about when I go out with a woman is what it would be like to be married to her. And yet I have a tough time committing. – Matt Dillon
I like to do comedy, but I’ll be perfectly honest, I prefer to do drama and more character-driven-based stuff, generally. – Matt Dillon
It was being young and sensitive and an actor. There was a lot of pressure, everything was a hurdle. – Matt Dillon
I’m not the greatest boyfriend, but I’m not a creep. It’s more like I’m… absent-minded. – Matt Dillon