I don’t dabble and spend much mind or time dealing with, I don’t know, people’s perceptions of me. I truly don’t.
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEYEven as a kid, I wore J.C. Penney plain-pocket jeans because they were plain pockets.
More Matthew McConaughey Quotes
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I will say this: one of the things that is a pain when you’re expecting children is how much advice unsolicited people give you when you’re not asking for it.
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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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The best advice comes from people who don’t give advice.
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I was raised on, ‘You go get a nine-to-five job, earn your pay and work your way up.’
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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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Music is a really great creative tool for me, for different roles.
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I like a good pair of jeans, but I also like putting on a nice tux.
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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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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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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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When I see grace in a woman, that’s very sexy. You can tell by how someone moves or their rhythm.
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My last name is originally Irish. I’m not exactly sure whereabouts it’s from, but I’ve got family branches that were traced back there.
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There’s a difference in thinking you are a champion and knowing that you are.
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What the heck is true love? I remember feeling, back when I was 12 and ‘going’ with this girl, ‘Is this true love?’
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I like having my hands in the clay. I like the movie-making process.
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