Quotes by Matthew McConaughey

About Matthew McConaughey:

Matthew David McConaughey is an American actor and producer. He first gained notice for his breakout role in the coming-of-age comedy Dazed and Confused (1993), and went on to appear in films such as the slasher Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1994), the legal thriller A Time to Kill (1996), Steven Spielberg's historical drama Amistad (1997), the science fiction drama Contact (1997), the comedy EDtv (1999) and the war film U-571 (2000).
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It'd Be a Lot Cooler If You Did.

Matthew McConaughey

I've never been a jealous person, and I've never felt built up by someone else's failure - that's a cheap thrill.

Matthew McConaughey

We dissect failure a lot more than we dissect success.

Matthew McConaughey

My last name is originally Irish. I'm not exactly sure whereabouts it's from, but I've got family branches that were traced back there.

Matthew McConaughey

I've got incredible support from my wife and family and people around me. I've got great people around me who handle anything on the outside, business-wise, who help free me up to create in my job.

Matthew McConaughey

My whole family are hams. They're storytellers and everyone outdoes the next one.

Matthew McConaughey

I like the city. I like the concrete. I like big business. I like being a CEO of my own company and having a lot of responsibilities. At the same time, when I can go off with a backpack or off on a surfboard or even off on a run somewhere in the wood...

Matthew McConaughey

There aren't many things that are universally cool, and it's cool not to litter. I'd never do it.

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 filmin...

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 ...

Matthew McConaughey

I always wanted to be a father and thought it would be great, but it just took the right woman and the right time to make it all happen.

Matthew McConaughey

Music is a really great creative tool for me, for different roles.

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.

Matthew McConaughey

I've read a lot of really great characters in some really crappy stories, where I said, like, 'Boy I could shine here, but the story sucks.' I don't want to be part of that.

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, bu...

Matthew McConaughey

Vanity is great motivation, to be fair.

Matthew McConaughey

I'm a golfer, and what are the two sports you can do till you drop? Golf and surfing. They're great for you limber-wise, they're great for you health-wise, and they put you in sweet locations.

Matthew McConaughey

When you have good friends you've been around, every time they talk, you don't give them your full attention. You don't look them in the eye and stop. Half the time, you're listening, half the time, you are ignoring them.

Matthew McConaughey

Sure, I can get a little bit jealous. The good part about jealousy is that it comes from passion. It's also the dangerous part and it's an ugly emotion that hurts.

Matthew McConaughey

I have some good friends of my own who happen to be gay, and when it comes to gay, straight, or whatever, I'm for anything life-affirmative. I'm for gay power, straight power, male power, female power; everybody should feel empowered without oppressi...

Matthew McConaughey

Good ideas are free - or at least they should be.

Matthew McConaughey

Author Bio

  • NameMatthew McConaughey
  • DescriptionAmerican actor
  • AliasesMatthew David McConaughey
  • BornNovember 4, 1969
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionFilm Actor; Actor
  • AwardsAcademy Award For Best Actor