I like to be able to wear something that is appropriate for wherever the day takes me: to work, on a hike and then out to dinner. I like to take the formality out of the day’s schedule and be ready for any off-road detour.
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEYWhat’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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My life is the road, man. I need to keep moving.
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You want to be a writer? Start writing. You want to be a filmmaker? Start shooting stuff on your phone right now.
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Whether I’m running on the beach without my shirt or whether I’m going out with my kids or going to church or going out to dinner.
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I’m not arrogant enough to look back on my career and criticize my choices. It’s really not my place.
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My wife and I don’t compete. We know each other’s preferences, and we work to provide those for each other. One will take over when the other is faced with something he or she dislikes. That’s what friends do.
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For me, one of the toughest things about Valentine’s Day is that it gets geared up as the day to profess your love. See, T-E-S-T – that’s a bad word that doesn’t go with L-O-V-E.
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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 don’t know how to work a room. It’s a real skill.
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Cameras aren’t guns. They can’t really hurt you.
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I like quips. I like whiffs of cynicism and I think they can be witty. But I don’t really know where wittiness is constructive.
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There’s a difference in thinking you are a champion and knowing that you are.
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There aren’t many things that are universally cool, and it’s cool not to litter. I’d never do it.
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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 was raised on, ‘You go get a nine-to-five job, earn your pay and work your way up.’
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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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