Matt Dillon Quotes

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.

Matt Dillon

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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I was a shy kid growing up, and I liked the idea of playing under this alter ego: like, I could be Ziggy Stardust, but I also knew I could never be Ziggy Stardust.

John Gourley

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Obama came in really wanting to change things, but he hit a wall of corporate money, oil and coal money: when he tried to pass the Cap and Trade system of pharmaceutical money, when he tried to pass the Obamacare - which, of course, then got watered down into a much less effective, much less economical, program.

Robert Kennedy, Jr.

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Hollywood used to be run by artists and people who loved artists... people who wanted to make movies for all the right reasons. For the love. The Art. To tell stories. Yes to make money as well, but it was about both. Now I feel, it's mostly about bottom line and making money.

Matthew Lillard

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Germany's strength lies largely in the fact that the Federal Republic is a center of industry and that it's an export nation.

Angela Merkel

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I get the sense that the British do not like to look at things on the bright side of life. Maybe it has something to do with the weather.

Ana Patricia Botin

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I think its important to keep an element of fear about yourself because it makes you appreciate the jobs.

Rose Byrne

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Well, it's the last step of the civil rights movement: You know, wrap your hands around some money, right?

Russell Simmons

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I was never obsessed with being adopted. I was simply curious about my biological parents.

Lisa Lutz

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We think we own things, but the reality is, our things own us.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

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Conservatives unwittingly side with the social forces that contribute to the destruction of traditional values.

Christopher Lasch

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As a rough rule of thumb, I would say the smaller the pond, the more belligerent the fish.

Craig Brown

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My father used to call me the laughing hyena.

Phyllis Diller

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