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 MCCONAUGHEYMy last name is originally Irish. I’m not exactly sure whereabouts it’s from, but I’ve got family branches that were traced back there.
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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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I like having my hands in the clay. I like the movie-making process.
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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’m a football fan, a sports fan, a fan of competition.
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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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For me, one of the toughest things about Valentine’s Day is that it gets geared up as the day to profess your love. See, T-E-S-T – that’s a bad word that doesn’t go with L-O-V-E.
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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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Good ideas are free – or at least they should be.
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I didn’t want anybody’s name on my backside. I personally don’t like to wear clothing that is named for somebody or has someone’s likeness all over it.
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I talk to myself all the time. Just make sure you answer.
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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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Cameras aren’t guns. They can’t really hurt you.
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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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The unsaid rule for living in a trailer park is: ‘If the door’s shut, don’t come a-knockin.’ But if it’s open and you’re walkin’ by, feel free to say, ‘Hello.’
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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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