I don’t want to just revolve. I want to evolve. As a man, as a human, as a father, as a lover.
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEYOne 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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In 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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You do that and you go through some withdrawals in the beginning. You start thinking, ‘Oh, do I need to do this? Do I need to do that?’ You forget that we were doing just fine with the payphone.
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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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You want to be a writer? Start writing. You want to be a filmmaker? Start shooting stuff on your phone right now.
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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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I think most defense attorneys know, to some extent, their clients are guilty.
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A creep is someone who claims he’s one thing but he’s actually another.
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Without exercise, I don’t feel like my head works right.
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I don’t know how to work a room. It’s a real skill.
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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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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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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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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.
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There are certain nights you and your image just aren’t in the same bed.
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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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