Matthew McConaughey Quotes

I’ve done films where we don’t rehearse, and I’ve done films where we heavily rehearse. I like rehearsals.

My whole family are hams. They’re storytellers and everyone outdoes the next one.

I’m not arrogant enough to look back on my career and criticize my choices. It’s really not my place.

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.

I like a good pair of jeans, but I also like putting on a nice tux. 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.

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.

My lawyer has been a good friend of mine for a long time. He and I continuously have conversations.

I’ve got incredible support from my wife and family and people around me. I’ve got great people around me who handle anything on the outside, business-wise, who help free me up to create in my job.

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.

I don’t know how to work a room. It’s a real skill.

You want to be a writer? Start writing. You want to be a filmmaker? Start shooting stuff on your phone right now.

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.

I’m a football fan, a sports fan, a fan of competition.

I like having my hands in the clay. I like the movie-making process.