Vanity is great motivation, to be fair.
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEYI’ve never been a manipulator, even in my bachelor days. I never wanted to do things to people that could catch up with me later on.
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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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The challenge for me as an actor is if you become a celebrity, you don’t meet strangers anymore. And strangers are where we have our anonymity. And I believe it’s essential for the soul to be anonymous, especially if you’re going to be an actor.
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We have a big appetite for putting people down but, at the heart of everyone, there’s enough room for all of us to succeed.
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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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The unsaid rule for living in a trailer park is: ‘If the door’s shut, don’t come a-knockin.’ But if it’s open and you’re walkin’ by, feel free to say, ‘Hello.’
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We dissect failure a lot more than we dissect success.
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You hope it translates to a common denominator with the people that they see something in their own life in there. Or they see something in somebody else’s life. That’s what’s fun about sharing art.
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I personally don’t like to go see romantic comedies. But people do want to see them, and they seem to want to see me in them.
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I love having my hands in the dirt. It is never a science and always an art.
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When I see grace in a woman, that’s very sexy. You can tell by how someone moves or their rhythm.
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My number one thing? Don’t overleverage yourself.
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Without exercise, I don’t feel like my head works right.
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I like having my hands in the clay. I like the movie-making process.
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I’m a football fan, a sports fan, a fan of competition.
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At the same time, when I can go off with a backpack or off on a surfboard or even off on a run somewhere in the woods – that’s where I’m really happy.
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