See, ‘A Time to Kill’ was the one I got famous off of. Big ka-boom, over one weekend. After that, I did films that I really wanted to do.
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEYMy whole family are hams. They’re storytellers and everyone outdoes the next one.
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We dissect failure a lot more than we dissect success.
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Absolutely not. I have no problem with commitment. In fact, I love having someone in my life.
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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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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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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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A creep is someone who claims he’s one thing but he’s actually another.
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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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If you want your hair to be thicker, cut it when the moon is about to be full – a heavy, full, waxing moon. Do not cut it when the moon’s waning.
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I say to the paparazzi, ‘Fellas, take your shot and go.’ It’s just they usually find me on a beach.
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My life is the road, man. I need to keep moving.
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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 lawyer has been a good friend of mine for a long time. He and I continuously have conversations.
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Vanity is great motivation, to be fair.
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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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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 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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There are no rules. And if it comes down to me versus that weed I’m trying to pull out of the ground that doesn’t want to come out? I know I’ll win.
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Sure, I can get a little bit jealous. The good part about jealousy is that it comes from passion. It’s also the dangerous part and it’s an ugly emotion that hurts.
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There’s a difference in thinking you are a champion and knowing that you are.
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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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To bring a healthy child into this world, raise them right and watch them grow is the biggest miracle there is.
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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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I’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.
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Man who invented the hamburger was smart; man who invented the cheeseburger was a genius.
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Romcoms are hard in a lot of ways: they’re built to be buoyant. It’s easy to demean them.
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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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