You do that and you go through some withdrawals in the beginning. You start thinking, ‘Oh, do I need to do this? Do I need to do that?’ You forget that we were doing just fine with the payphone.
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEYI’ve done films where we don’t rehearse, and I’ve done films where we heavily rehearse. I like rehearsals.
More Matthew McConaughey Quotes
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The best advice comes from people who don’t give advice.
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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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Vanity is great motivation, to be fair.
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My number one thing? Don’t overleverage yourself.
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The unsaid rule for living in a trailer park is: ‘If the door’s shut, don’t come a-knockin.’ But if it’s open and you’re walkin’ by, feel free to say, ‘Hello.’
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There’s two sorts of fear: one you embrace and one you should listen to and turn the other way.
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I like having my hands in the clay. I like the movie-making process.
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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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Man who invented the hamburger was smart; man who invented the cheeseburger was a genius.
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I’ve never been a manipulator, even in my bachelor days. I never wanted to do things to people that could catch up with me later on.
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To bring a healthy child into this world, raise them right and watch them grow is the biggest miracle there is.
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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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At the same time, when I can go off with a backpack or off on a surfboard or even off on a run somewhere in the woods – that’s where I’m really happy.
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Don’t say you can do something when you really can’t.
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