I have my own vocabulary. I love linguistics. That surprises people.
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEYEven as a kid, I wore J.C. Penney plain-pocket jeans because they were plain pockets.
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Africa is probably one of the most beautiful places I have ever been.
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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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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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Vrtually having relationships, virtually traveling across the neighborhood, virtually going to that island.
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If you can be mentally stimulated by the workout and find out how to get through it, it’s more fun.
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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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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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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 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.
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My rule is to break one sweat a day.
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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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Cameras aren’t guns. They can’t really hurt you.
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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 like having my hands in the clay. I like the movie-making process.
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We have a big appetite for putting people down but, at the heart of everyone, there’s enough room for all of us to succeed.
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I’m a football fan, a sports fan, a fan of competition.
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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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We dissect failure a lot more than we dissect success.
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Life is a series of commas, not periods.
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I’ve done films where we don’t rehearse, and I’ve done films where we heavily rehearse. I like rehearsals.
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Kids will remind you that, even though you’ve gone down a road 100 times, it’s brand new for them – and that’s healthy.
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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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I didn’t want anybody’s name on my backside. I personally don’t like to wear clothing that is named for somebody or has someone’s likeness all over it.
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My life is the road, man. I need to keep moving.
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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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My wife and I don’t compete. We know each other’s preferences, and we work to provide those for each other. One will take over when the other is faced with something he or she dislikes. That’s what friends do.
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