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?’
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEYEven as a kid, I wore J.C. Penney plain-pocket jeans because they were plain pockets.
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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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When I first starting making money, when I first made my first six-digits.
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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 have some good friends of my own who happen to be gay, and when it comes to gay, straight, or whatever, I’m for anything life-affirmative.
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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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Absolutely not. I have no problem with commitment. In fact, I love having someone in my life.
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I’ve read a lot of really great characters in some really crappy stories, where I said, like, ‘Boy I could shine here, but the story sucks.’ I don’t want to be part of that.
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I’ve never been a manipulator, even in my bachelor days. I never wanted to do things to people that could catch up with me later on.
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Cameras aren’t guns. They can’t really hurt you.
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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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I think most defense attorneys know, to some extent, their clients are guilty.
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I’m not arrogant enough to look back on my career and criticize my choices. It’s really not my place.
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I’m a golfer, and what are the two sports you can do till you drop? Golf and surfing. They’re great for you limber-wise, they’re great for you health-wise, and they put you in sweet locations.
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I don’t know how to work a room. It’s a real skill.
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Or people say, ‘Oh, man, you just roll out of bed and do that.’ The work is to make it look effortless. That’s the hard part.
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