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Matthew McConaughey is an accomplished American actor, born on November 4, 1969. Renowned for his versatility and acting prowess, he has won the Academy Award for Best Actor.

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Famous Matthew McConaughey Quotes

“I don't mind assholes. It's the dork I don't trust. The dork is the one who's trying to be whatever he thinks you want him to be. I trust the asshole cause you know where he's gonna stand.”

Thinking Knows Want Trying Mind Causes Don't Trust Want Him Dork

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.”

Ifs Thinking Want Trying Play Guy Attitude Negative Sells Welcome Just Saying You Re Welcome

Author:Matthew McConaughey

“I do believe in God, but I think it's very healthy for a believer to spend time in the pragmatism of agnosticism, and I think God appreciates agnostics trying to make a science of it and going, "I will not believe any further than that." I enjoy that kind of engineering mind. In no way did it ever feel blasphemous to me as a man of faith.”

Thinking Men Way Feels Trying Mind Believe Kind Enjoy Healthy Appreciate Believer Believe In God Engineering End Times Spend Time Agnosticism Pragmatism

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.”

Thinking Kind Made Whole Wanted Film Waiting Chance Magic Directors Tired Killers Chapters Mike Take A Chance Magic Mike

Author:Matthew McConaughey

“My experience in work, even going to work with Scorsese, is that people always think there's some magic trick. There's no magic trick. The people who are really good at what they do do simple things really, really well.”

People Thinking Wells Simple Magic Tricks Going To Work Simple Things Scorsese Magic Tricks

Author:Matthew McConaughey

“My best quality is that I'm a big hearted person. I'm resilient, too. My worst quality is selfishness, although everyone is guilty of that to an extent. Everyone should be, I think - you need to respect yourself.”

Thinking Needs Should Persons Bigs Quality Worst Guilty Selfishness Hearted Resilient Respect Yourself Big Heart

Author:Matthew McConaughey

“I think human consciousness is a misstep in evolution. We became too self-aware, nature created an aspect of nature separate from itself. We are creatures that should not exist by natural law.”

Thinking Natural Consciousness Evolution Natural Law

Author:Matthew McConaughey

“There's a difference in thinking you are a champion and knowing that you are.”

Thinking Differences Knowing Champion

Author:Matthew McConaughey

“I like quips. I like whiffs of cynicism and I think they can be witty. But I don't really know where wittiness is constructive.”

Thinking Knows Witty Cynicism Constructive Quip

Author:Matthew McConaughey

“I think most defense attorneys know, to some extent, their clients are guilty.”

Thinking Knows Defense Guilty Clients Attorney Defense Attorneys

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.”

Thinking Film Independent Studios Eccentric Independent Film Good Films

Author:Matthew McConaughey

“I think the discipline comes with turning that cellphone and Blackberry off and unplugging completely. You do that and you go through some withdrawals in the beginning. You start thinking, 'Oh, do I need to do this? Do I need to do that?' You forget that we were doing just fine with the payphone.”

Thinking Needs Forget Fine Discipline Withdrawal Blackberries Cellphone

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.”

Ifs Thinking Littles Might Water Upset Coming Out Surfing Paparazzi

Author:Matthew McConaughey

“I am vain. I think vanity is a good thing. It's done more good things for me than it has not.”

Thinking Done Good Things Vanity Vain

Author:Matthew McConaughey

“I think it's because we're looking for the meaning. Where is the meaning? We have mindless jobs, we take frantic vacations, deficit finance trips to the mall to buy more things that we think are going to fill these holes in our lives. Is it any wonder that we've lost our sense of direction?”

Thinking Jobs Life Is Lost Wonder Our Lives Meaningful Holes Finance Vacation Deficit Malls Mindless Frantic

Author:Matthew McConaughey

“I’m a fan of the word selfish. Self. Ish. When I say I have gotten a lot more self-ish, I mean I am less concerned with what people think of me. I’m not worried about how I’m perceived. Selfish has always gotten a bad rap. You should do for you.”

People Thinking Should Mean Self Fans Concerned Rap Selfish Worried Think Of Me

Author:Matthew McConaughey

“I think I can keep a rhythm to a beat, but there are quite a few people who would argue with me.”

People Thinking I Can Beats Arguing Rhythm

Author:Matthew McConaughey

About the Author

Born: November 4, 1969
Known for: Actor
Quotes: 180

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