37 Quotes by Matthew Modine

I always knew I would do something special with my memories of working with Stanley.

Stanley Kubrick the man turned out to be very gentle,

That the only person who can save you is yourself. The only person you can really forgive is you.

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.

Fifteen dollar too beaucoup. Five dollars each... Five dollars is all my mom allows me to spend.

I played Little League and in high school. I played more over the years whenever there was a pick-up game... usually softball.

Everything is so convenient in New York,

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.

We should all aspire in life to do a multitude of things well – to be a great father, to be a good husband, to be a good lover, you know, to try to do things the best you can is very important to me.