Matthew Modine

“Acting is a way of understanding myself.”

“I'm not an environmentalist. I'm an Earthling.”

“Every character you play, you have to find some way to love them.”

“The beautiful thing about the arts is that it's a universal language.”

“Golf is a game of ego, but it is also a game of integrity: the most important thing is you do what is right when no one is looking.”

“The reason that I'm an actor is because I'm a storyteller. And the reason I'm a storyteller is because I'm a bad liar. I have to find the truth in what I'm saying.”

“What is an actor? He's a schmuck who needs a job.”

“The joy of my job is that I can be a child for the rest of my life.”

“I'm not a method actor. I'm a Matthew actor.”

“You have to have a sense of humor to be a cyclist. A lot of times you're riding in the rain, in the mud, in the snow, in the cold.”

“We're all born with a gift. It's our job to find out what that gift is and to share it with the world.”

“When you're working with a director like Stanley Kubrick, you have to be prepared to give everything.”

“The power of film is that it can connect us with one another.”

“I took a route of acting, rather than stardoming. I'm a craftsman. I'm not a star.”

“Full Metal Jacket was a masterpiece.”

“My father used to say that if you don't have a dream, you might as well be dead.”

“The thing that I've learned about being an actor is that you've got to be brave.”

“I think the most important thing is to be yourself.”