“I'm obsessed with trying to understand what somebody is talking about and trying to get them to understand me.” TryingTalkingObsessedUnderstand Me Author:Matthew McConaughey
“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.” ThinkingKnowsWantTryingMindCausesDon't TrustWant HimDork 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
“A drunk doesn't try to stand up; a drunk tries not to fall down.” TryingFallDrunkFalling Down 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.” ThinkingMenWayFeelsTryingMindBelieveKindEnjoyHealthyAppreciateBelieverBelieve In GodEngineeringEnd TimesSpend TimeAgnosticismPragmatism Author:Matthew McConaughey
“I'm not trying to put on airs for anybody. I'm only trying to impress myself by doing the best job I can do.” TryingI CanJobsCan DoAirImpressBest Job Author:Matthew McConaughey
“Try not to make a straight line crooked.” TryingLinesCrookedStraight Lines 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
“I'm one of the most adaptable guys I know in as much as travelling is my favourite thing to do in life. With every place I go, I try to stay there long enough to do it justice, long enough so that I can at least imagine what it would be like to live there. Once I imagine that, then it's OK for me to return home.” KnowsTryingLongI CanEnoughHomeWould BeGuyJusticeImagineReturnThings To DoFavouriteImagine ThatAdaptableFavourite Things 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
“The older you get, the more rules they’re gonna try to get you to follow. You just gotta keep livin’ man, l-i-v-i-n’” MenTryingConfusedDazed Author:Matthew McConaughey
“Cynicism can be funny. But it's the easy way. You'll forget to enjoy anything. I try to make the evolving choice, the forward-moving, life-giving choice. Just keep living, man.” MenWayGivingTryingMovingChoicesEasyEnjoyForgetEvolveCynicismEasy Way Author:Matthew McConaughey
