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Matt Dillon on the Press and Lindsay Lohan: ?Well how many 18 year olds are under that kind of scrutiny, you know what I mean?? Dillon's been acting since he was a teenager but said that back when he was Lindsay's age, the attention and stress on young performers wasn?t nearly as bad as it is now. ?I think it?s particularly unfair these days especially when I see some of the things where they?re judging women on their weight and all this kind of stuff.

Like, ?Oh, how much weight did she lose?? This is like fostering eating disorders as far as I?m concerned. I don?t think that?s right. I think that is disgusting, to tell you the truth. That?s my opinion - I?m disgusted by it. That they treat people this way.

Dillon also pointed out that Lohan's young and she?s doing things people her age do. ?Look, she?s a kid. She?s doing what she?s doing. That?s what kids do, man. They learn. And I mean when I say kid, she?s young. I don?t mean kid, she?s a young person. She?s at that age and so I think she is misunderstood??

On Comedies vs. Dramas: ?I like doing comedy. I like doing drama. Naturally I like to do dramas, I like conflict. And when I do a comedy, you know, I?ve found that romantic comedy is the trickiest one because often it?s neither: it?s not romantic and it?s not funny. I like a comedy that?s biting. It?s biting humor or really quirky humor. And that?s what I liked about this character. I get to poke fun at myself, poke fun at the character.

A lot of his undoing is not because of Herbie, not because of Lindsay?s character, it?s to do with his own ego. I like it that that?s his own undoing. He becomes obsessed. His manager, everybody?s telling him, ?Leave it alone, you?re still number one. Leave it alone, Trip.? And he?s determined. He?s got to take it down. It?s only that the Volkswagen beat him. He just can?t believe this. He can?t come to grips with this.?