I don’t choose to insulate myself in engaging in real life. Hence, the public kind of almost knows me as much through my real life that they see through the rag mags.
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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The best advice comes from people who don’t give advice.
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I think I can keep a rhythm to a beat, but there are quite a few people who would argue with me.
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A creep is someone who claims he’s one thing but he’s actually another.
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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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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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Music is a really great creative tool for me, for different roles.
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Romcoms are hard in a lot of ways: they’re built to be buoyant. It’s easy to demean them.
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I don’t want to just revolve. I want to evolve. As a man, as a human, as a father, as a lover.
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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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I’m for gay power, straight power, male power, female power; everybody should feel empowered without oppressing anyone who’s different.
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I don’t dabble and spend much mind or time dealing with, I don’t know, people’s perceptions of me. I truly don’t.
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My number one thing? Don’t overleverage yourself.
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Life is a series of commas, not periods.
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Vanity is great motivation, to be fair.
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I like the city. I like the concrete. I like big business. I like being a CEO of my own company and having a lot of responsibilities.
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