Ive gone through good patches and bad patches, Lillard toldBusiness Insider.
Ive been irrelevant and thought I was never going to work again.
Ive been at all aspects of the career, and I love where Im at right this second.
Matthew Lillard in ‘Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed’ (2004).Warner Brothers/Courtesy Everett Collection
The movie topped the box office when it premiered, grossing $275.7 million worldwide.
Lillard explained, I thought Id be No.
1 on the call sheet for the next 10 years of movies.
Sarah Michelle Gellar, Freddie Prinze Jr., Linda Cardellini and Matthew Lillard inScooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed(2004)Warner Brothers/Courtesy Everett Collection
And the reality was the exact opposite happened.
He also launched his spirits brand Find Familiar Spirits.
That, to me, has been way more satisfying than getting a part in a movie.