The male is always the pawn in a romantic comedy. Come together, break up, go chase her, get her, roll credits. That’s what happens in all of them.
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEYThere’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.
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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.
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Vrtually having relationships, virtually traveling across the neighborhood, virtually going to that island.
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There are certain nights you and your image just aren’t in the same bed.
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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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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.
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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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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 woods – that’s where I’m really happy.
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If you can be mentally stimulated by the workout and find out how to get through it, it’s more fun.
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When I see grace in a woman, that’s very sexy. You can tell by how someone moves or their rhythm.
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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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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.
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There aren’t many things that are universally cool, and it’s cool not to litter. I’d never do it.
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Without exercise, I don’t feel like my head works right.
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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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