Quotessence
Home / Authors / Matthew Modine
Matthew Modine

Matthew Modine Quotes

Film actor

Filter quotes by topic

AllFilmPhotographyThinkingAbleDifferentIfsLightMenPeopleWould Be

Famous Matthew Modine Quotes

“And if I was going to go there – the only person you can really compare Batman to, of those characters, would be Iron Man, another rich guy who has the ability to make fantastic toys – so if you want to take Batman and Iron Man and put them in a battle, that’s an interesting battle. But if you want to take Christian Bale and Robert Downey Jr. and put them in a UFC fighting cage, Christian Bale will – to quote Full Metal Jacket – tear Robert Downey Jr.’s head off and sh-t down his neck.”

IfsMenWantPersonsCharacterWould BeChristianGuyFightingAbilityInterestingRichTearsBattleFantasticCompareNecksIronMetalsToysCagesJacketsUfcIron ManRobert Downey
Author:Matthew Modine
Create image

“Imagine if somebody were to really sit down with Osama bin Ladin and say, 'Listen man, what is it that you're so angry at me about that you're willing to have people strap bombs to themselves, or get inside of airplanes and fly them into buildings?' That would be the miracle if we can get, sit down and talk to our enemies and find a way for them to hear us.”

PeopleIfsMenWayWould BeEnemyImagineBuildingWillingMiracleDown AndAngryBombsAirplane
Author:Matthew Modine
Create image

“You know what the problem is? You can't put a woman into a man's role. A women's journey in life, I'm not speaking disrespectfully of women and their roles in life, but a woman's journey in life is very different from a man's. That doesn't mean a woman can't do a man's job, but it doesn't mean that a woman should do a man's job the way a man handles it. The things that men question themselves about in life are quite different from the things women question themselves about.”

MenMeanDifferentProblemJourneyLife Journey
Author:Matthew Modine
Create image

“When you're studying drama, when you're a young actor, there are simple rules about acting. "Why am I here? What prevents me from leaving? What am I trying to get? How do I hide something?" So when you're making a film like Abel's movie, you want to be thinking about those things all the time. And you wanna be armed with those things, and you hope the other actors you're working with have the same understanding of drama and scene and acting. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't.”

ThinkingTryingSometimesFilmUnderstandingSimpleActingStudyDramaSceneLeaving
Author:Matthew Modine
Create image

“Real spiritual journey in life is the discovery of self. I think once you take all the religious bullshit away from Jesus Christ, it's saying it's about this journey of discovering who you are, and what's really important in life is simply love. That the journey of civilization, the journey of understanding, is forgiveness, is empathy. And that's what humanity is striving for.”

ThinkingImportantRealSpiritualHumanityJesusUnderstandingChristReligiousJourneyEmpathyJesus ChristWho You AreStriveBullshitLife JourneySpiritual Journey
Author:Matthew Modine
Create image