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I was raised on, ‘You go get a nine-to-five job, earn your pay and work your way up.’
Matthew McConaugheyMatthew McConaughey Sure, I can get a little bit jealous. The good part about jealousy is that it comes from passion. It’s also the dangerous part and it’s an ugly emotion that hurts.
Matthew McConaugheyMatthew McConaughey I talk to myself all the time. Just make sure you answer.
Matthew McConaugheyMatthew McConaughey 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.
Matthew McConaugheyMatthew McConaughey 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.
Matthew McConaugheyMatthew McConaughey We spend so much time sublimatin’, thinkin’ about, ‘What am I going to have for lunch, dinner?’
Matthew McConaugheyMatthew McConaughey Good ideas are free – or at least they should be.
Matthew McConaugheyMatthew McConaughey I love having my hands in the dirt. It is never a science and always an art.
Matthew McConaugheyMatthew McConaughey I say to the paparazzi, ‘Fellas, take your shot and go.’ It’s just they usually find me on a beach.
Matthew McConaugheyMatthew McConaughey You don’t play characters that are celebrities – you play guys who know what to do when their septic tank’s blocked.
Matthew McConaugheyMatthew McConaughey 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.
Matthew McConaugheyMatthew McConaughey I don’t dislike any of my exes. If I took time to form a relationship, it’s gonna hurt when we move on, but are you puttin’ White-Out over all that beautiful time together? That was real time in your life. It’s connected to where you are today.
Matthew McConaugheyMatthew McConaughey Starting at about, I guess, forever, I’ve always looked forward to getting older. When I was 14, I couldn’t wait to be 16 and get a driver’s license.
Matthew McConaugheyMatthew McConaughey I’ve been in a couple of weddings where the coolest people that were the most day before so mellow and then the day of the wedding freaking out.
Matthew McConaugheyMatthew McConaughey My life is the road, man. I need to keep moving.
Matthew McConaugheyMatthew McConaughey I 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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