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.
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEYKids will remind you that, even though you’ve gone down a road 100 times, it’s brand new for them – and that’s healthy.
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I like to be able to wear something that is appropriate for wherever the day takes me: to work, on a hike and then out to dinner. I like to take the formality out of the day’s schedule and be ready for any off-road detour.
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Vanity is great motivation, to be fair.
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A coach, especially at a college level – much more at a college or high school level, than at a pro level – you’re more of a teacher than an actual coach.
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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.
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See, ‘A Time to Kill’ was the one I got famous off of. Big ka-boom, over one weekend. After that, I did films that I really wanted to do.
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Africa is probably one of the most beautiful places I have ever been.
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My whole family are hams. They’re storytellers and everyone outdoes the next one.
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When someone bestows something on you, no matter how true it is, when someone says, ‘Sexiest Man Alive,’ I’m honestly going, ‘Thank you. Right on.’ For me, it’s never canceled out anything, it’s never made me go, ‘Does this make me less talented of an actor?’
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Absolutely not. I have no problem with commitment. In fact, I love having someone in my life.
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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.
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I’m a football fan, a sports fan, a fan of competition.
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I’m for gay power, straight power, male power, female power; everybody should feel empowered without oppressing anyone who’s different.
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To bring a healthy child into this world, raise them right and watch them grow is the biggest miracle there is.
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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.
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Even as a kid, I wore J.C. Penney plain-pocket jeans because they were plain pockets.
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