Matthew Modine

format_quote (1990, on filming Pacific Heights) Filmmaking is never easy. It sounds so trivial to say, 'Oh, it was such a wonderful production. We all got along so well.' It sounds like bullshit. And it is. It wasn't an easy shoot. John (Schlesinger) was very sick during the first weeks of production, which put us under tremendous budget and time constraints. He had to play catch-up. And filmmaking has changed. There used to be a comradery in people working together. John is probably the oldest filmmaker I've ever worked with, and he regrets that the industry has changed and become a business, that the production company insists that he deliver the film in a certain number of weeks, and that the film be under a certain number of minutes.

stars  Matthew Modine became friends with Millie Bobby Brown's family during filming, and accepted an invitation to move in with them while filming season 4.

stars  Matthew was originally offered Tom Cruise's role in Top Gun (1986) but turned down the part because he disagreed with the film's cold-war politics.

stars  Matthew has a son Boman Modine (b. 8 November 1985) and a daughter Ruby Modine (b. 31 July 1990).

stars  Matthew loves the New York Knicks and loves to paint.

stars  Matthew is the neighbor of Liam Neeson.