Age: 25.
Birthplace: New York City.
Current home: New York City.
Marital status: Never been married.
Working on: Promoting ”Project X,” my new movie, and making a film version of Neil Simon`s ”Biloxi Blues.”
Worst job: I was a furniture mover for a while.
The last good movie I saw was: ”The Best Years of Our Lives,” with Fredric March.
I stay home to watch: Reruns of ”The Honeymooners” and ”The Twilight Zone.”
The book I`ve been recommending lately is: ”The Counter Life,” by Phillip Roth.
Nicknames: Matty now, Monkey when I was a kid.
Favorite performer: Marlon Brando.
Favorite childhood memory: Summers with my family in Ireland, where we owned a house.
Personal heroes: My father, James Broderick; Charlie Chaplin; and Willie Mays.
I`ve never been able to: Dunk a basketball.
I`d give anything to meet: The Pope.
If I just had more time, I`d: Take more time off to just sit around.
The one thing I can`t stand is: Liars.
I knew I was a grown-up when I: First went to a movie alone. It was
”Heaven Can Wait,” with Warren Beatty and Julie Christie. I was 13.
My most irrational fear: I`m a little claustrophobic.
The worst time of my life: When my father died. I was 20 then.
My friends like me because: I`m nice to them and I`m sort of funny.
Behind my back they say: ”He`s mean to us and he`s not funny.”
If I couldn`t be an actor, I`d love to be: A painter.
My most humbling experience: Once when I was about 10 years old, I was swimming in the Atlantic Ocean, and a really strong current pulled me under. Someone had to save me.
Major accomplishment: Finding an apartment in New York.
