I’ve never been a jealous person, and I’ve never felt built up by someone else’s failure – that’s a cheap thrill.
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEYI’ve never been a jealous person, and I’ve never felt built up by someone else’s failure – that’s a cheap thrill.
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEYYou don’t play characters that are celebrities – you play guys who know what to do when their septic tank’s blocked.
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEYWe have a big appetite for putting people down but, at the heart of everyone, there’s enough room for all of us to succeed.
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEYAbsolutely not. I have no problem with commitment. In fact, I love having someone in my life.
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEYI 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.
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEYWhether I’m running on the beach without my shirt or whether I’m going out with my kids or going to church or going out to dinner.
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEYThe best advice comes from people who don’t give advice.
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEYI 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 MCCONAUGHEYYou want to be a writer? Start writing. You want to be a filmmaker? Start shooting stuff on your phone right now.
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEYI’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.
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEYMy lawyer has been a good friend of mine for a long time. He and I continuously have conversations.
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEYCameras aren’t guns. They can’t really hurt you.
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEYThere are certain nights you and your image just aren’t in the same bed.
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEYMy whole family are hams. They’re storytellers and everyone outdoes the next one.
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEYI’d rather go around in a good pair of jeans that you don’t wash every day, because they get more and more comfortable.
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEYI don’t want to just revolve. I want to evolve. As a man, as a human, as a father, as a lover.
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