I don't go to parties. I don't go to clubs. My friends and I don't go drinking, we play D&D. I'm still a weird entity in the world. Matthew Lillard More Quotes by Matthew Lillard More Quotes From Matthew Lillard How much do you have to pay someone to be in a George Clooney/Alexander Payne film? NOTHING!! Because everyone in the world wants to be a part of it. Therefore you pay nothing. And that continues until you become something they need... I'm not that kind of actor. I'm blue collar and very replaceable. Matthew Lillard actors blue needs Now, more then ever, we have the ability to make films for almost nothing and that's broken down all barriers of entry. I think it's a new golden age of film-making. With that, there needs to be the ability to recoup investment dollars, people need to make money. Matthew Lillard broken people thinking I've really enjoyed the independent film world. I've had a blast. But, the reality is that I really want to make bigger movies. If I could make movies that carry great characters and great performances and great pathos, and can have an explosion or two, that would be fine with me. Matthew Lillard independent character reality It's always fun to play a bad guy because you get more to do. It's more arch. There's more energy to throw into it. Matthew Lillard guy play fun I'm not a broad comedy guy. I've been funny in movies, but I'm not a comedian. I'm an actor who's sometimes funny. Matthew Lillard comedian guy actors My tone and my style are reflected in the movies I choose to make. I want to make big movies. My dream is to be Jon Favreau or Ben Affleck. Matthew Lillard style dream want The stage is a training ground and it's where you learn what's funny and what's successful. Matthew Lillard training stage successful I'm almost 40, so it's an awkward time in my career. You kind of hope it comes through and, if not, I'll be a waiter. Awesome. Matthew Lillard awkward careers kind I've always been a guy that doesn't do well waiting for people to say, "You can act." It's always been a part of me. Matthew Lillard guy waiting people My first love is acting, but the reality is that I just don't get too many opportunities to stretch, and grow, and inspire myself as an actor, certainly not in terms of where I make money. Yeah, I can go off and do a play, but the reality is as a profession, directing is exponentially more satisfying. Matthew Lillard first-love opportunity reality I learned a lot, in terms of inspiring people. It became very clear to me, very early on, that directing a movie was a lot like being in a theater company. Matthew Lillard theater term people As a kid, as a young actor, I really wanted to pop. I wanted to create something different. I wanted to be Sean Penn, but I didn't have all the words to be Sean Penn. But I was trying to do something different in every role. Matthew Lillard different trying kids Every kid's dream is to be a great actor. Matthew Lillard actors dream kids A lot of times, as a clown, you find acting for a reason. It's a way to exercise yourself. If you're funny, you test yourself. Matthew Lillard tests acting exercise You become funny for a reason. I became an actor because that's who I was, nothing else - it was the only thing I was good at. You become a clown and you make people laugh because a) it protects you from everything, and b) it's this validating force in your life. And when you're 12 and 13 years old, you need validation and you're lost and you're kind of floating and you suffer from a severe learning disability and you're overweight and you have glasses... you become funny for a reason. Matthew Lillard validation glasses years For better or worse, I take my acting seriously. I may not have been in the best movies ever made, but I take it deathly serious, and I love being an actor. Matthew Lillard actors acting love-is The older I get, the more I can't stand violence and have a hard time with seeing people die in horrific ways. It gets harder and harder to watch and deal with that stuff. Matthew Lillard hard-times watches people The great thing about acting is the longer you do it, the more you realize that all those realities are inside you. No matter how crazy they are, you can pretend that they are a part of you. The great thing about this job is you get to play with every aspect of your id and who you are. Matthew Lillard crazy jobs reality I fired a bunch of people and kind of went back to my roots. I fired my agent - I had this big, fancy agent and a big fancy manager and a big fancy lawyer - and I went back to my first agent and said, "I want to go back to just being an actor." Matthew Lillard actors roots people I like the fact that a modern television and modern drama on cable has characters that are really intricate and deep and have multiple layers. Matthew Lillard layers character drama
