You hope it translates to a common denominator with the people that they see something in their own life in there. Or they see something in somebody else’s life. That’s what’s fun about sharing art.
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEYI 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.
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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.
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I don’t choose to insulate myself in engaging in real life. Hence, the public kind of almost knows me as much through my real life that they see through the rag mags.
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What the heck is true love? I remember feeling, back when I was 12 and ‘going’ with this girl, ‘Is this true love?’
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I’ve done films where we don’t rehearse, and I’ve done films where we heavily rehearse. I like rehearsals.
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I was raised on, ‘You go get a nine-to-five job, earn your pay and work your way up.’
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My wife and I don’t compete. We know each other’s preferences, and we work to provide those for each other. One will take over when the other is faced with something he or she dislikes. That’s what friends do.
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I love having my hands in the dirt. It is never a science and always an art.
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My whole family are hams. They’re storytellers and everyone outdoes the next one.
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My number one thing? Don’t overleverage yourself.
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There are certain nights you and your image just aren’t in the same bed.
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Without exercise, I don’t feel like my head works right.
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You don’t play characters that are celebrities – you play guys who know what to do when their septic tank’s blocked.
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A creep is someone who claims he’s one thing but he’s actually another.
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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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When I first starting making money, when I first made my first six-digits.
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