I love having my hands in the dirt. It is never a science and always an art.
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEYYou don’t play characters that are celebrities – you play guys who know what to do when their septic tank’s blocked.
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Life is a series of commas, not periods.
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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’ve got a great sense of humor, and if I’m able to say or do something in a movie that people feel like they want to repeat, that’s hugely flattering.
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Don’t say you can do something when you really can’t.
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I’m a football fan, a sports fan, a fan of competition.
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We dissect failure a lot more than we dissect success.
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My life is the road, man. I need to keep moving.
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Whether I’m running on the beach without my shirt or whether I’m going out with my kids or going to church or going out to dinner.
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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.
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There aren’t many things that are universally cool, and it’s cool not to litter. I’d never do it.
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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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There’s a difference in thinking you are a champion and knowing that you are.
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There are a whole bunch of roles where people say, ‘Oh, you’re playing yourself.’ I guess it’s kind of a compliment.
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When someone bestows something on you, no matter how true it is, when someone says, ‘Sexiest Man Alive,’ I’m honestly going, ‘Thank you. Right on.’ For me, it’s never canceled out anything, it’s never made me go, ‘Does this make me less talented of an actor?’
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I’ve never been a jealous person, and I’ve never felt built up by someone else’s failure – that’s a cheap thrill.
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