The best advice comes from people who don’t give advice.
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEYI’ve done films where we don’t rehearse, and I’ve done films where we heavily rehearse. I like rehearsals.
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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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There are a whole bunch of roles where people say, ‘Oh, you’re playing yourself.’ I guess it’s kind of a compliment.
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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 think most defense attorneys know, to some extent, their clients are guilty.
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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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I think the discipline comes with turning that cellphone and Blackberry off and unplugging completely.
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I’ve got incredible support from my wife and family and people around me. I’ve got great people around me who handle anything on the outside, business-wise, who help free me up to create in my job.
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Now, you lose something in your life, or you come into a conflict, and there’s gonna come a time that you’re gonna know: There was a reason for that. And at the end of your life, all the things you thought were periods, they turn out to be commas. There was never a full stop in any of it.
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I like a good pair of jeans, but I also like putting on a nice tux.
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I always wanted to be a father and thought it would be great, but it just took the right woman and the right time to make it all happen.
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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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Life is a series of commas, not periods.
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There are certain nights you and your image just aren’t in the same bed.
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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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When I first starting making money, when I first made my first six-digits.
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