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 a gap between what I want to do, what I do on camera, and what gets edited. Right? So the goal is to try and close the gaps.
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I love Los Angeles, and it’s been very good to me, but if everyone is running around telling the stories, who’s living them?
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When I first starting making money, when I first made my first six-digits.
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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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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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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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There’s two sorts of fear: one you embrace and one you should listen to and turn the other way.
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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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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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Vrtually having relationships, virtually traveling across the neighborhood, virtually going to that island.
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Or people say, ‘Oh, man, you just roll out of bed and do that.’ The work is to make it look effortless. That’s the hard part.
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I think the discipline comes with turning that cellphone and Blackberry off and unplugging completely.
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My lawyer has been a good friend of mine for a long time. He and I continuously have conversations.
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Kids will remind you that, even though you’ve gone down a road 100 times, it’s brand new for them – and that’s healthy.
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I talk to myself all the time. Just make sure you answer.
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Water’s never clumsy.
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