Matthew McConaughey
Matthew McConaughey
Matthew David McConaughey is an American actor. He first gained notice for his breakout role in the coming-of-age comedy Dazed and Confused. He appeared in such films as the slasher Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation, the legal thriller A Time to Kill, Steven Spielberg's historical drama Amistad, the science fiction drama Contact, the comedy EDtv, and the war film U-571...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth4 November 1969
CityUvalde, TX
CountryUnited States of America
Matthew McConaughey quotes about
'Unbelievable' is the stupidest word in the dictionary.
The first step that leads to our identity in life is usually not 'I know who I am,' but rather 'I know who I am not.'
Life is not a popularity contest. Take the hill, but first answer the question: What is my hill?.
Directors like William Friedkin (Killer Joe), Steven Soderbergh (Magic Mike), and Lee Daniels (The Paperboy) got in touch with me and wanted me to be part of their films. That was a whole new chapter for me. I didn't chase any of those films and it made me think that I was right to take a chance, say no to the kind of thing I had grown tired of doing, and wait until something good came around. And it did!
Try not to make a straight line crooked.
Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own?
Man shall not live by bread alone.
The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few.
The "Dazed" fans are the best! "Dazed" fans never even want an autograph or nothin'.
Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
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.
Music is a really great creative tool for me, for different roles.
When I first starting making money, when I first made my first six-digits, I was - my big thing was I went to put super unleaded in my truck for the first time.
It's nice when they notice the deep voice from across the house, and they know it's papa. They know it's Dad.