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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You 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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I’d rather go around in a good pair of jeans that you don’t wash every day, because they get more and more comfortable.
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I like the city. I like the concrete. I like big business. I like being a CEO of my own company and having a lot of responsibilities.
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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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Music is a really great creative tool for me, for different roles.
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My number one thing? Don’t overleverage yourself.
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Vrtually having relationships, virtually traveling across the neighborhood, virtually going to that island.
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I know when I grew up, it was, if it was daylight outside, get outside. Well, now, with the technological age of computers and everything, everyone’s inside virtually going everywhere they want to go.
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I always wanted to be a father and thought it would be great, but it just took the right woman and the right time to make it all happen.
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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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Water’s never clumsy.
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I don’t know how to work a room. It’s a real skill.
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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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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.
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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 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 love Los Angeles, and it’s been very good to me, but if everyone is running around telling the stories, who’s living them?
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Good ideas are free – or at least they should be.
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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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What’s the biggest compliment is if I read a review and it’s exactly what I wrote down in my diary before ever filming it. That’s really cool. That’s the biggest signifier of closing the gaps.
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I was – my big thing was I went to put super unleaded in my truck for the first time.
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Man who invented the hamburger was smart; man who invented the cheeseburger was a genius.
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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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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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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.
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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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