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.
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEYThere’s two sorts of fear: one you embrace and one you should listen to and turn the other way.
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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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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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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 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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It’s not a science when you are judging art, but we’d be remiss to say you can’t look at something and say, ‘This is more well done than that.’
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Whether 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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Good ideas are free – or at least they should be.
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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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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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Romcoms are hard in a lot of ways: they’re built to be buoyant. It’s easy to demean them.
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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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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 talk to myself all the time. Just make sure you answer.
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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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