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.
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEYAfrica is probably one of the most beautiful places I have ever been.
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There are certain nights you and your image just aren’t in the same bed.
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A coach, especially at a college level – much more at a college or high school level, than at a pro level – you’re more of a teacher than an actual coach.
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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.
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What the heck is true love? I remember feeling, back when I was 12 and ‘going’ with this girl, ‘Is this true love?’
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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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When I first starting making money, when I first made my first six-digits.
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I love good film, whether it’s an independent or studio film. The independent films, I think the good ones aren’t necessarily eccentric ones but they’re the more specific ones.
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I’ve been in a couple of weddings where the coolest people that were the most day before so mellow and then the day of the wedding freaking out.
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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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There’s two sorts of fear: one you embrace and one you should listen to and turn the other way.
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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.
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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.
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I always wanted to be a father and thought it would be great, but it just took the right woman and the right time to make it all happen.
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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.
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Music is a really great creative tool for me, for different roles.
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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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I’d rather go around in a good pair of jeans that you don’t wash every day, because they get more and more comfortable.
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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.
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I will say this: one of the things that is a pain when you’re expecting children is how much advice unsolicited people give you when you’re not asking for it.
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We dissect failure a lot more than we dissect success.
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My number one thing? Don’t overleverage yourself.
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Starting at about, I guess, forever, I’ve always looked forward to getting older. When I was 14, I couldn’t wait to be 16 and get a driver’s license.
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I think the discipline comes with turning that cellphone and Blackberry off and unplugging completely.
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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.
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You do that and you go through some withdrawals in the beginning. You start thinking, ‘Oh, do I need to do this? Do I need to do that?’ You forget that we were doing just fine with the payphone.
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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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