Even as a kid, I wore J.C. Penney plain-pocket jeans because they were plain pockets.
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.
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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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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 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’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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My lawyer has been a good friend of mine for a long time. He and I continuously have conversations.
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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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There aren’t many things that are universally cool, and it’s cool not to litter. I’d never do it.
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The best advice comes from people who don’t give advice.
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I’ve been in a couple of weddings where the coolest people that were the most day before so mellow and then the day of the wedding freaking out.
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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?’
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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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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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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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I’ve got a great sense of humor, and if I’m able to say or do something in a movie that people feel like they want to repeat, that’s hugely flattering.
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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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