“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
“Having children has helped me become a better actor because they remind you to play make believe. It's the ease and naturalness of their beings. They just play and it's completely real for them at the time. As an actor, if we do it well, we make you believe.” IfsBelieveWellsChildrenRealPlayActorsEaseMake BelieveHaving Children Author:Matthew McConaughey
“Don't play an attitude; don't play a guy who's negative. Play a guy who's not trying to sell anybody on anything, he's just saying how it is and if you want to come by what he's thinking, you're welcome. If you do not, then do not.” IfsThinkingWantTryingPlayGuyAttitudeNegativeSellsWelcomeJust SayingYou Re Welcome Author:Matthew McConaughey
“If I'm doing something I do like to take it to the limit. I've got a high ceiling. A wide threshold for seeing what those boundaries are for myself. I'm very resilient inside. I find things that I like and do and boy, I do like to stick to them. I'm not necessarily a guy who gets addicted to more of certain things, but if I find something I like to do, I like to stick to it.” IfsGuyCertainBoysSeeingLimitsSticksWideBoundariesCeilingsThresholdResilient Author:Matthew McConaughey
“If happiness is what you’re after, then you are going to be let down frequently and be unhappy much of your time. Joy, though, is something else. It’s not a choice, not a response to some result, it is a constant. Joy is “the feeling we have from doing what we are fashioned to do,” no matter the outcome.” IfsMatterFeelingsJoyChoicesResultsConstantResponseUnhappyOutcomesLet Down Author:Matthew McConaughey
“I've got a great sense of humor, and if I'm able to say or do something in a movie that people feel like they want to repeat, that's hugely flattering.” PeopleIfsWantFeelsAbleRepeatsSense Of HumorFlattering Author:Matthew McConaughey
“I love having my hands in the dirt. It is never a science and always an art. There are no rules. And if it comes down to me versus that weed I'm trying to pull out of the ground that doesn't want to come out? I know I'll win.” IfsKnowsWantTryingArtHandsWinningWeedMarijuanaDirtVersus Author:Matthew McConaughey
“If you can be mentally stimulated by the workout and find out how to get through it, it's more fun.” IfsFunWorkout Author:Matthew McConaughey
“I know when I grew up, it was, if it was daylight outside, get outside. Well, now, with the technological age of computers and everything, everyone's inside virtually going everywhere they want to go, virtually having relationships, virtually traveling across the neighborhood, virtually going to that island.” IfsKnowsWantWellsAgeGrewComputerGrew UpIslandsNeighborhoodTechnologicalDaylight Author:Matthew McConaughey
“I love Los Angeles, and it's been very good to me, but if everyone is running around telling the stories, who's living them? You don't play characters that are celebrities - you play guys who know what to do when their septic tank's blocked.” IfsKnowsPlayCharacterStoriesRunningGuyVery GoodLos AngelesTanksBlocked 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
“The challenge for me as an actor is if you become a celebrity, you don't meet strangers anymore. And strangers are where we have our anonymity. And I believe it's essential for the soul to be anonymous, especially if you're going to be an actor.” IfsBelieveSoulActorsI BelieveChallengesEssentialsStrangerAnonymity Author:Matthew McConaughey
“The unsaid rule for living in a trailer park is: 'If the door's shut, don't come a-knockin.' But if it's open and you're walkin' by, feel free to say, 'Hello.'” IfsFeelsDoorsParksHelloTrailersUnsaidTrailer Park Author:Matthew McConaughey
“There's a gap between what I want to do, what I do on camera, and what gets edited. Right? So the goal is to try and close the gaps. What's the biggest compliment is if I read a review and it's exactly what I wrote down in my diary before ever filming it. That's really cool. That's the biggest signifier of closing the gaps.” IfsWantTryingGoalCamerasGapsReviewsComplimentDiariesClosingReally CoolEdited Author:Matthew McConaughey
“When I'm surfing, I'm sure not thinking about the paparazzi. I guess if they start getting on floaties and coming out there in the water, then I might be a little upset.” IfsThinkingLittlesMightWaterUpsetComing OutSurfingPaparazzi Author:Matthew McConaughey
“They eat, they crap, they sleep, and if they're crying they need to do one of the three and they're having trouble doing it. Real simple.” IfsNeedsRealThreeSleepSimpleTroubleCryCrapCan't Sleep Author:Matthew McConaughey
“If you want your hair to be thicker, cut it when the moon is about to be full - a heavy, full, waxing moon. Do not cut it when the moon's waning.” IfsWantCuttingHairMoonHeavyWaxing Author:Matthew McConaughey
