“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
“In romantic comedies there's a certain ceiling and a floor that you can't necessarily love as hard, or hate as hard, or have as much pain, because you sink the shop of the romantic comedy. But in a certain drama, like some of the ones I've been doing, the ceiling and the floor was my own. And in many ways, that was a higher ceiling and a lower floor, so that was more of a band-with for those emotions.” WayHardPainCertainHateMy OwnEmotionComedyHigherDramaBandShopsCeilings Author:Matthew McConaughey
“The one thing that will be the bane of my existence with my kid will probably be the way he or she is most like me in some ways.” WayKidsExistenceOne ThingLike MeBane 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
“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
“There's two sorts of fear: one you embrace and one you should listen to and turn the other way.” WayShouldTwoTurnsEmbrace Author:Matthew McConaughey
“I had a van that I customized so I could basically live out of that while I traveled and then I graduated to an Airstream. I've got three Airstreams now and they're all customized different ways. The good thing about those is there's not enough square footage to blow all your money.” WayDifferentEnoughThreeGood ThingsBlowDifferent WaysSquaresTraveledVans 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
“I was raised on, 'You go get a nine-to-five job, earn your pay and work your way up.” WayJobsPayFiveRaisedNine Author:Matthew McConaughey
