Africa is probably one of the most beautiful places I have ever been.
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.
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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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I like quips. I like whiffs of cynicism and I think they can be witty. But I don’t really know where wittiness is constructive.
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Vanity is great motivation, to be fair.
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There are no rules. And if it comes down to me versus that weed I’m trying to pull out of the ground that doesn’t want to come out? I know I’ll win.
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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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I like a good pair of jeans, but I also like putting on a nice tux.
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There are certain nights you and your image just aren’t in the same bed.
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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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When you have good friends you’ve been around, every time they talk, you don’t give them your full attention.
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My whole family are hams. They’re storytellers and everyone outdoes the next one.
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Life is a series of commas, not periods.
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The challenge for me as an actor is if you become a celebrity, you don’t meet strangers anymore. And strangers are where we have our anonymity. And I believe it’s essential for the soul to be anonymous, especially if you’re going to be an actor.
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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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My rule is to break one sweat a day.
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I think the discipline comes with turning that cellphone and Blackberry off and unplugging completely.
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