I will say this: one of the things that is a pain when you’re expecting children is how much advice unsolicited people give you when you’re not asking for it.
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEYIn whatever adulation you get, there’s truth and there’s not truth. And wherever they dog you, and they say it was horrible – there’s truth and there’s not truth. It’s human nature to like to read the adulation more.
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We dissect failure a lot more than we dissect success.
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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.
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When you have good friends you’ve been around, every time they talk, you don’t give them your full attention.
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I talk to myself all the time. Just make sure you answer.
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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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I go on The Daily Beast. The Daily Beast is one of the websites that I check out.
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My lawyer has been a good friend of mine for a long time. He and I continuously have conversations.
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I don’t want to just revolve. I want to evolve. As a man, as a human, as a father, as a lover.
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I think the discipline comes with turning that cellphone and Blackberry off and unplugging completely.
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Vanity is great motivation, to be fair.
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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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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.
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Africa is probably one of the most beautiful places I have ever been.
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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?
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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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