I 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’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 have some good friends of my own who happen to be gay, and when it comes to gay, straight, or whatever, I’m for anything life-affirmative.
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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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I didn’t want anybody’s name on my backside. I personally don’t like to wear clothing that is named for somebody or has someone’s likeness all over it.
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I think the discipline comes with turning that cellphone and Blackberry off and unplugging completely.
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My number one thing? Don’t overleverage yourself.
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I’m a football fan, a sports fan, a fan of competition.
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Man who invented the hamburger was smart; man who invented the cheeseburger was a genius.
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I go on The Daily Beast. The Daily Beast is one of the websites that I check out.
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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 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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One of the great pleasures of going to see a Daniel Day-Lewis film: you haven’t seen him in five years. Where have you been?
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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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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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My last name is originally Irish. I’m not exactly sure whereabouts it’s from, but I’ve got family branches that were traced back there.
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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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When someone bestows something on you, no matter how true it is, when someone says, ‘Sexiest Man Alive,’ I’m honestly going, ‘Thank you. Right on.’ For me, it’s never canceled out anything, it’s never made me go, ‘Does this make me less talented of an actor?’
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Good ideas are free – or at least they should be.
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If you can be mentally stimulated by the workout and find out how to get through it, it’s more fun.
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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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Water’s never clumsy.
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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 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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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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So, it’s a special event, right? Well, if you want to go see a movie that I’m in, it still may be a special event for you, but, you don’t feel like you don’t know where I’ve been.
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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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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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