It’s not a science when you are judging art, but we’d be remiss to say you can’t look at something and say, ‘This is more well done than that.’
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEYStarting 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.
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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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You don’t look them in the eye and stop. Half the time, you’re listening, half the time, you are ignoring them.
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My number one thing? Don’t overleverage yourself.
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Any artist, the work you do, if it’s a painting or if it’s a performance.
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A creep is someone who claims he’s one thing but he’s actually another.
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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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My whole family are hams. They’re storytellers and everyone outdoes the next one.
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I think I can keep a rhythm to a beat, but there are quite a few people who would argue with me.
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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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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.
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The challenge for me as an actor is if you become a celebrity, you don’t meet strangers anymore. And strangers are where we have our anonymity. And I believe it’s essential for the soul to be anonymous, especially if you’re going to be an actor.
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I have my own vocabulary. I love linguistics. That surprises people.
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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’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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See, ‘A Time to Kill’ was the one I got famous off of. Big ka-boom, over one weekend. After that, I did films that I really wanted to do.
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