“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
“I like to be directed, but when I'm flying and I'm on fire, I don't want someone coming and getting in my way just because they feel like they need to.” WayWantNeedsFeelsFireFlyingMy Way 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
“The "Dazed" fans are the best! "Dazed" fans never even want an autograph or nothin'.” WantFansAutographsDazed 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
“I don't want to just revolve. I want to evolve. As a man, as a human, as a father, as a lover.” MenWantHumansFatherLoversEvolve Author:Matthew McConaughey
“I personally don't like to go see romantic comedies. But people do want to see them, and they seem to want to see me in them.” PeopleWantSeemsComedy Author:Matthew McConaughey
“You want to be a writer? Start writing. You want to be a filmmaker? Start shooting stuff on your phone right now.” WantWritingStuffRight NowPhonesShootingFilmmaker 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
“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
“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
“First off I want to thank God, because he's the one I look up to, he's graced my life with opportunities that I know are not of my hand or any other human kind. He has shown me that it's a scientific fact that gratitude reciprocates. In the words of the late (British actor) Charlie Laughton, who said, 'When you got God, you got a friend and that friend is you.'” KnowsWantFirstsHumansLooksKindSaidFactsHandsActorsOpportunityGratitudeLateBritishLook UpThank GodCharlieScientific FactsReciprocate Author:Matthew McConaughey
“I want to thank God because that's who I look up. He's graced my life with opportunities. He's shown me that it's a scientific fact that gratitude reciprocates.” WantLooksFactsOpportunityGratitudeLook UpThank GodScientific FactsReciprocate 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