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.
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY- I have my own vocabulary. I love linguistics. That surprises people.
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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’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.
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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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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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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One of the great pleasures of going to see a Daniel Day-Lewis film: you haven’t seen him in five years. Where have you been?
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEYOne of the great pleasures of going to see a Daniel Day-Lewis film: you haven’t seen him in five years. Where have you been?
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My whole family are hams. They’re storytellers and everyone outdoes the next one.
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There’s a difference in thinking you are a champion and knowing that you are.
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I talk to myself all the time. Just make sure you answer.
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEYI talk to myself all the time. Just make sure you answer.
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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.
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEYThe 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 was raised on, ‘You go get a nine-to-five job, earn your pay and work your way up.’
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEYI was raised on, ‘You go get a nine-to-five job, earn your pay and work your way up.’
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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.
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEYWhen you have good friends you’ve been around, every time they talk, you don’t give them your full attention.
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When I’m surfing, I’m sure not thinking about the paparazzi. I guess if they start getting on floaties and coming out there in the water, then I might be a little upset.
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEYWhen I’m surfing, I’m sure not thinking about the paparazzi. I guess if they start getting on floaties and coming out there in the water, then I might be a little upset.
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Good ideas are free – or at least they should be.
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEYGood ideas are free – or at least they should be.
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I personally don’t like to go see romantic comedies. But people do want to see them, and they seem to want to see me in them.
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEYI personally don’t like to go see romantic comedies. But people do want to see them, and they seem to want to see me in them.
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My lawyer has been a good friend of mine for a long time. He and I continuously have conversations.
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEYMy lawyer has been a good friend of mine for a long time. He and I continuously have conversations.
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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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