“Acting is very competitive. There are few good scripts out there and the ones that are good are very competitive. You look at your options and often times they're not too appealing.”

—  Matt Dillon

Hillary Jackson (April 7, 2001) "Dillon's new direction", The Gold Coast Bulletin, p. W16.

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