“I got interested in the justice system. If I was, I'd probably be a defense lawyer. I was headed that way, but luckily changed my track to film school.” IfsWaySchoolFilmJusticeChangedTrackDefenseLawyerJustice SystemFilm School Author:Matthew McConaughey
“It's one of the things I love about making films: the places I've got to travel that I would never have gone to before.” FilmGoneThings I Love Author:Matthew McConaughey
“I keep a diary - one for each film and foreign land I travel to.” FilmLandDiariesForeign Lands Author:Matthew McConaughey
“I hated repeating myself. The last films I've done - not once did I ever have the feeling that I was dialing it in.” DoneFeelingsLastsFilmHated Author:Matthew McConaughey
“Each of the films, whether it’s Magic Mike or Dallas Buyers Club, was a challenge for me. I had to dig deeper. Also, my decision to shake things up came after my first child was born. I had taken nearly two years off and I thought that I would enjoy my time as a dad and wait until something interesting came along.” YearsFirstsChildrenTwoFilmWaitingEnjoyBornChallengesDecisionInterestingTakenMagicDadClubsDeeperMy TimeShakesTwo YearsMikeDallasBuyersDig DeepSomething InterestingMagic Mike Author:Matthew McConaughey
“Directors like William Friedkin (Killer Joe), Steven Soderbergh (Magic Mike) and Lee Daniels (The Paperboy) got in touch with me and wanted me to be part of their films. That was a whole new chapter for me. I didn’t chase any of those films and it made me think that I was right to take a chance, say no to the kind of thing I had grown tired of doing, and wait until something good came around. And it did.” ThinkingKindMadeWholeWantedFilmWaitingChanceMagicDirectorsTiredKillersChaptersMikeTake A ChanceMagic Mike Author:Matthew McConaughey
“I've done films where we don't rehearse and I've done films where we heavily rehearse. I like rehearsals.” DoneFilmRehearsal Author:Matthew McConaughey
“See, 'A Time to Kill' was the one I got famous off of. Big ka-boom, over one weekend. After that, I did films that I really wanted to do.” BigsWantedFilmWeekendTime To Kill Author:Matthew McConaughey
“I love good film, whether it's an independent or studio film. The independent films, I think the good ones aren't necessarily eccentric ones but they're the more specific ones.” ThinkingFilmIndependentStudiosEccentricIndependent FilmGood Films Author:Matthew McConaughey
“One of the great pleasures of going to see a Daniel Day-Lewis film: you haven’t seen him in five years. Where have you been? So, it’s a special event, right? Well, if you want to go see a movie that I’m in, it still may be a special event for you, but, you don’t feel like you don’t know where I’ve been.” IfsKnowsWantFeelsYearsWellsMayStillsFilmPleasureFiveSpecialEventsHavensLike YouFive YearsDaniel Day LewisSpecial Events Author:Matthew McConaughey
