Matt Dillon was the kind of guy who's low-key but stands for what is right. And he goes about seeing read more

Matt Dillon was the kind of guy who's low-key but stands for what is right. And he goes about seeing that things turn out that way -- with, of course, a lot of people suffering along the way.

The way I feel now, I'm 45 years old and I have a new life. I feel reborn. I'm alive read more

The way I feel now, I'm 45 years old and I have a new life. I feel reborn. I'm alive again.

The evidence shows this is not true.

The evidence shows this is not true.

With me being a big guy and a physical presence out there, that's what I need to do – lay read more

With me being a big guy and a physical presence out there, that's what I need to do – lay the body, have some big hits, play strong defense and, when you need to fight and the opportunity arises, go at it.

It was a bull moose, walking right through town. I had been to Alaska before, and I've seen moose, but read more

It was a bull moose, walking right through town. I had been to Alaska before, and I've seen moose, but that was a hell of a deal. That's not something you see on your average recruiting trip.

Ultimately, I would love to have everyone go. Everybody deserves to.

Ultimately, I would love to have everyone go. Everybody deserves to.

I think that Doc is a guy that can be with the same group for a long time because I read more

I think that Doc is a guy that can be with the same group for a long time because I feel that the young players today need a tough-minded coach. They need to practice. They need to watch film. I think that he's going to be better next year than this year.

[He has had only one close call, when he got his thumb stuck in the spokes of his mom's wheelchair read more

[He has had only one close call, when he got his thumb stuck in the spokes of his mom's wheelchair and it caused an under-the-nail blood blister. The injury occurred in the post-Photoshop era, but even so, the resulting lag in work could have cost him trusted clients.] I thought Photoshop was the end of my career, ... I thought they'd be able to get any ol' pair of hands in there. But what most people don't realize is there's a brain that comes connected to these hands. You need to know the tricks of the trade. It's just like fashion modeling: You can get a pretty woman to put on an outfit, but once you send her down the runway, does she know what to do?

Although there was a point with the Tijuana Brass where we were playing for such huge crowds that I kind read more

Although there was a point with the Tijuana Brass where we were playing for such huge crowds that I kind of lost contact. At one point, the only connection I had with the audience was with people out there lighting cigarettes.