There are a whole bunch of roles where people say, ‘Oh, you’re playing yourself.’ I guess it’s kind of a compliment.
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEYThere are a whole bunch of roles where people say, ‘Oh, you’re playing yourself.’ I guess it’s kind of a compliment.
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEYI’d rather go around in a good pair of jeans that you don’t wash every day, because they get more and more comfortable.
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEYI know when I grew up, it was, if it was daylight outside, get outside. Well, now, with the technological age of computers and everything, everyone’s inside virtually going everywhere they want to go.
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEYI’m a golfer, and what are the two sports you can do till you drop? Golf and surfing. They’re great for you limber-wise, they’re great for you health-wise, and they put you in sweet locations.
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEYI 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 MCCONAUGHEYI’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.
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEYThe best advice comes from people who don’t give advice.
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEYI like quips. I like whiffs of cynicism and I think they can be witty. But I don’t really know where wittiness is constructive.
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEYA creep is someone who claims he’s one thing but he’s actually another.
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEYOr 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.
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEYI’m for gay power, straight power, male power, female power; everybody should feel empowered without oppressing anyone who’s different.
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.
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEYI was raised on, ‘You go get a nine-to-five job, earn your pay and work your way up.’
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEYThere’s a difference in thinking you are a champion and knowing that you are.
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEYI think most defense attorneys know, to some extent, their clients are guilty.
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEYEven as a kid, I wore J.C. Penney plain-pocket jeans because they were plain pockets.
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