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Heady times for Matt Dillon

Veteran actor doesn't see films like 'Factotum' as his big comeback

By Steven Rosen
Globe Correspondent / August 20, 2006

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LOS ANGELES -- Matt Dillon gives out a low, vibrating rumble of a chuckle. ``I know a little bit about drinking," he says, when asked about the preparation for his role as an alcoholic ne'er-do-well with a literary soul in ``Factotum." (Full article: 1390 words)

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