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Matt Dillon Quotes

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?

Matt Dillon

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: actor
Nationality: american
Birth: February 18, 1964

Topics

Job Me Compromise You Never Whole

I'm on an Isabel Marant kick. She does an amazing job of making things that are everyday-wearable but also special and a little bit different. I definitely like that she has a '70s western vibe. There's something that's very fun and vintage in what she's doing.

Jennifer Morrison

Job Fun Amazing Vintage Doing She

Early in my career, I didn't want to disappoint my colleagues, clients, or family. So I said yes to everything. This ended up raising my stress level and shortchanging everyone else - including myself - because I couldn't give anyone 100 percent of my time, nor could I pay close attention.

John Rampton

Family Time Myself Stress Colleagues

I've been traveling around to play music since before I even had a driver's license.

Steve Forbert

Music Play Driver Been License Even

I broke my leg is all I did. I didn't break my brain.

Tony Stewart

Brain Break Leg Broke Did

There are things about my body that I don't love, but I'm not trying to look perfect every day - I'm trying to look like me!

Tracee Ellis Ross

Love Day Me Body Perfect Look

I remember seeing Eric Cantona play for Manchester United. The way he used to control games was special to watch.

Ronaldinho

Control Remember Seeing Play Way

The more I get to do this character, the more I realize that she's not just annoying. It's that her strength is not interacting with people socially. She just doesn't have time because she has so much going on in her brain.

Mary Lynn Rajskub

Strength Character Time People Brain

It's sad that people listen to music and decide how the singer should look.

Joss Stone

Music Sad People Look Listen Singer

Plant thy foot firmly in the prints which His foot has made before thee.

Joseph Barber Lightfoot

Inspirational Plant Foot Prints Made

Mirroring is simply repeating what someone just said. It creates more reception from the other side, it focuses attention, and it gives them an opportunity to dial in more with you and you to dial in more with them. It causes an almost completely unconscious response for the person to want to go on.

Christopher Voss

Opportunity Someone Attention You Go

Well, I always try to look at my characters as being better than I am. That's one of the reasons I guess I became an actor - because you get to create a persona that's bigger or better or more interesting than your own.

Bruce Davison

I Am Better Interesting You Look

I didn't have any doubts about my choice of career, but I had constant doubts about my ability, yes.

Suzanne Farrell

Career Choice Ability Yes Doubts