Matt Dillon quotes His role as Melvin Moody in 'My Bodyguard' (1980) Born: 02/18/1964 Country: usa

• “I only hear my own voice. When you start hearing other voices, then it's time to worry.” (Matt Dillon) [start/time]
• “But when I go really far back in time, to the days when everyone was dying of cholera and syphilis and bubonic plague, I want nothing to do with those periods. I mean, nobody showered. That's why perfume became such a popular item.” (Matt Dillon) [time]
• “It was being young and sensitive and an actor. There was a lot of pressure, everything was a hurdle.” (Matt Dillon) [being]
• “Thirty was so strange for me. I've really had to come to terms with the fact that I am now a walking and talking adult. [Reflecting on his former status as a teen idol]” (Matt Dillon) [strange/status]
• “Wickedest Town in the West.” (Matt Dillon)
• “You can take the car out of the junkyard, but you can't take the junkyard out of the car,” (Matt Dillon) [take/car/take]
• “There was a bit of a backlash against Francis at that point,” (Matt Dillon)
• “Crash.” (Matt Dillon)
• “From a Dowling standpoint, what's happened there over the past three years is Dowling just hasn't had the size and the strength and the people up front to compete with what Valley's putting out there,” (Matt Dillon) [past/people]
• “I just don't know how anyone on the western half of the state can compete with them.” (Matt Dillon) [state]
• “We turned the ball over a bunch the first five games and (Friday) we only turned the ball over once, and it wasn't in our own territory,” (Matt Dillon)
• “I'm the happiest for the kids and the assistant coaches because they've been working their tails off and it paid off. It feels great.” (Matt Dillon)
• “It was honest and truthful to what I believed was an L.A. cop, not typical of what every cop is. It went and explored these two extremes ... bitter racist cop and really loving son who cares about his sick father. These are the complicated things we see in life.” (Matt Dillon)
• “Rocky and Bullwinkle.” (Matt Dillon)
• “To start with I have family in New York. That's really important to me. But New York is also an endless well of inspiration. Ideas come to me in New York. I'm drawn toward reality, authenticity. I find that more in New York than anywhere.” (Matt Dillon) [start/family/inspiration/]
• “Certainly, I don't think many making the film would have anticipated I'd end up getting nominated or that it would be nominated for best picture.” (Matt Dillon) [think/film/start]
• “I don't want to speculate too much, 'cos it will get me crazy.” (Matt Dillon) [willpower]
• “I wanted to go classic this time, so I thought, 'What would Sinatra do?” (Matt Dillon) [time]
• “It wasn't an incident that stood out as abnormal right from the get-go.” (Matt Dillon) [abnormal/right]
• “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) [people/benefits]
• “There were certain perceptions that people had of me, you know...'He's dumb,' or 'he's just got a pretty face,' or 'he's a thug,' or 'he can only do one thing.' I'm not so concerned with that now. Longevity's what it's about.” (Matt Dillon) [people]
• “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]
• “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.” (Matt Dillon) [thing/thing]
• “I grew up with the white picket fence. My dad went to work nine to five, and he had a station wagon.” (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)
• I only hear my own voice. When you start hearing other voices, then it's time to worry. (Matt Dillon)
• It was being young and sensitive and an actor. There was a lot of pressure, everything was a hurdle. (Matt Dillon)
• 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. (Matt Dillon)
• 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)
• 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)

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