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" 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
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" I tend to wear my emotions on my sleeve. I've had my share of mood swings, believe me. But it's a powerful thing when you realize that you have dominion over your behavior and your passions. "
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" In politics there are so many holes, so many contradictions, you don't know what's happening. "
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" 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. "
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" I think anytime you can do something you haven't seen or done in a film before, it's always a great day as an actor. "
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" I know this sounds kind of crazy, but I think we're all actors. "
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" 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. "
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" Love is messy. It's not something that's real clean. "
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" That's the great thing about being an actor, you know, you can just jump to different jobs. "
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" I've always liked Southeast Asia a lot. It's a wonderful place, an easy place. People are great, there's a lot of history and culture, and I like the serenity of Buddhism there. It's very beautiful. I find that to be a very nice place to visit. "
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Beautiful
" I don't consider myself a Hollywood liberal, but I have my convictions and my beliefs. "
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" A lot of people say I've missed out on a lot because I started acting at such a young age. What's so obvious to me is that I actually was really lucky. I gained a lot and I got a head start in what I wanted to do in life. A lot of people in their late 20s, early 30s are just beginning to figure out where they want to go. "
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Life
Age
" I only hear my own voice. When you start hearing other voices, then it's time to worry. "
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Time
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You
" 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? "
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Me
Compromise
How
" 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. "
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Get
Angry
Nuts
" I'm not the greatest boyfriend, but I'm not a creep. It's more like I'm... absent-minded. "
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Like
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" 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. "
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" I'm ambitious. I do think you have a tendency to be less happy sometimes when you're a seeker. You can be disenchanted because you're not getting what you want, and you're always striving and looking ahead instead of just being in the moment. "
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Moment
Happy
Want
" 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 Dillon
Women
You
Me
" I'm not a Buddhist, or a card-carrying member of any religion. "
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Any
" I've always wanted to do action stuff. I like it. You really want something that's special; that's got something special about it and not cheesy, I guess. I'll tell you something, it's fun, it's different. Comedy is difficult. Doing comedy is very difficult. Action stuff is fun. "
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You
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" I'm drawn to women who live in a world different from my own. I don't believe you have to marry someone from your own backyard. James Joyce married a woman who never read any of his books. "
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" Sunsets are great. Sunrises are a mixed bag. You either got up way too early or went to bed way too late. "
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" It's important to air your concerns and fears with someone you trust. When you're honest about how you can change and grow, and where your weaknesses are, then you open the door for improvement and change. "
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" My driving, I've been accused of not being the best, most safest driver. "
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" It was being young and sensitive and an actor. There was a lot of pressure, everything was a hurdle. "
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" I used to make fun of the kids in school who acted or went to dance class. "
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" I don't hide out. If you build a wall around yourself, it draws people to invade it. Fear is the enemy. "
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" Actors don't generally go asking other actors for advice too much, but I'll take suggestions wherever I can. "
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Advice
Wherever
" I like to do comedy, but I'll be perfectly honest, I prefer to do drama and more character-driven-based stuff, generally. "
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