I don’t choose to insulate myself in engaging in real life. Hence, the public kind of almost knows me as much through my real life that they see through the rag mags.
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEYThere 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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I say to the paparazzi, ‘Fellas, take your shot and go.’ It’s just they usually find me on a beach.
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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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Man who invented the hamburger was smart; man who invented the cheeseburger was a genius.
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Cameras aren’t guns. They can’t really hurt you.
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In whatever adulation you get, there’s truth and there’s not truth. And wherever they dog you, and they say it was horrible – there’s truth and there’s not truth. It’s human nature to like to read the adulation more.
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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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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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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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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.
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Without exercise, I don’t feel like my head works right.
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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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Music is a really great creative tool for me, for different roles.
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I like having my hands in the clay. I like the movie-making process.
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I love having my hands in the dirt. It is never a science and always an art.
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If you want your hair to be thicker, cut it when the moon is about to be full – a heavy, full, waxing moon. Do not cut it when the moon’s waning.
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