Matt Dillon Quotes
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.
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I was a little girl fighting as a partisan against Nazi-Fascism.
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I worked with the Neville Brothers for 40-some years on the highway, and up and down since I can remember - funk from New Orleans.
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I have favorite authors from a lifetime of reading, so there are some I'll automatically read every time they have a new novel. Included in them: Robert Goddard, Jeffery Deaver, Sophie Kinsella, Katherine Neville, Greg Isle, Laurie King, Lee Child, Lisa Tucker, Susan Howatch, Paul Auster. Barry Eisler, David Hewson, Tracy Chevalier.
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Control what you can control. Don't lose sleep worrying about things that you don't have control over because, at the end of the day, you still won't have any control over them.
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In the south, whether it is a small film or a big film, everybody sees it. So, there is always something for everybody to come, see, and enjoy.
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'The Sound of Things Falling' may be a page turner, but it's also a deep meditation on fate and death. Even in translation, the superb quality of Vasquez's prose is evident, captured in Anne McLean's idiomatic English version. All the novel's characters are well imagined, original and rounded.
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At times, training at home is a distraction, so training in Big Bear was a really good change.
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When the audience enjoys your performance, you feel like a magician who is doing magic. It's a great feeling!
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In the Philippines, the host should always be willing to defer to the wishes of the guest.
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It's funny; people get so doctrinaire about music. It should be the last thing you don't have an open mind about.
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Nothing reinforces a professional relationship more than enjoying success with someone.
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I always like to do the things that I think are right. I am not trying to be a model, I am trying to be myself and do the right things. If what I am doing is a model, or is an example, is the right example, I am very happy, but I don't pretend that.
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I tried to connect my singing voice to my guitar an' my guitar to my singing voice. Like the two was talking to one another.
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I definitely love kimchi. The biggest influence that eating so much Korean food growing up had on me was that I have no limit for spiciness. The hotter the better.
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I really love it in Belfast. I always stay in the most bombed hotel, the Europa!
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Muslims are not bloodthirsty people. Islam is a religion of peace that forbids the killing of the innocent. Islam also accepts the Prophets, whether those prophets are Mohammed, God's peace and blessing be upon Him, or Moses or the other prophets of the Books.
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It's special to have people see you and tell you, 'You make me laugh.' That makes me feel good. I think if you have the talent to do it, it's your duty to pass it on.
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Painting is self-discovery. Every good artist paints what he is.
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All my life, people have been telling me what to do. I'm tired of it. My private life has become an industry.
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The United States is where I want to finish. I love the States. I want to have a subscription to NBA and go with my children to every game. I can already see myself there. I do not yet know the city, but why not play for Beckham's franchise in Miami? Playing under Beckham would be the best.
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Reaching beyond where you are is really important.
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Y'know what? This is what I go by: It doesn't matter how good-looking a guy is, it just depends on his personality. If a guy can make you laugh and make fun of you, then that's what would win me over. So, yeah.
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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.
