Top 42 Best Mcconaughey Quotes
#1. 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.
Matthew McConaughey
#2. There are three things, to my account, that I need each day. One of them is something to look up to, another is something to look forward to, and another is someone to chase.
Matthew McConaughey
#3. Even as a kid, I wore J.C. Penney plain-pocket jeans because they were plain pockets. 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.
Matthew McConaughey
#4. There are a whole bunch of roles where people say, 'Oh, you're playing yourself.' I guess it's kind of a compliment. 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.
Matthew McConaughey
#6. Kids will remind you that, even though you've gone down a road 100 times, it's brand new for them - and that's healthy.
Matthew McConaughey
#7. When I see grace in a woman, that's very sexy. You can tell by how someone moves or their rhythm.
Matthew McConaughey
#8. 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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#9. A genius could be anybody that he wants, but ingenious is always one person at that time.
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#10. 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.
Matthew McConaughey
#11. Traveling is a great love of mine. I love South America and Africa. I'm your ultimate backpacker when I'm away. It's just me and my backpack. It's good for getting away from the industry.
Matthew McConaughey
#12. I think the discipline comes with turning that cellphone and Blackberry off and unplugging completely. You do that and you go through some withdrawals in the beginning. You start thinking, 'Oh, do I need to do this? Do I need to do that?' You forget that we were doing just fine with the payphone.
Matthew McConaughey
#13. 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.
Matthew McConaughey
#14. My favorite dish is cleaning out the fridge on Sunday night and improvising a great medley.
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#15. I believe in living in the present and making each day count. I don't pay much attention to the past or the future.
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#16. There are certain nights you and your image just aren't in the same bed.
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#18. The "Dazed" fans are the best! "Dazed" fans never even want an autograph or nothin'.
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#19. My best quality is that I'm a big hearted person. I'm resilient, too. My worst quality is selfishness, although everyone is guilty of that to an extent. Everyone should be, I think - you need to respect yourself.
Matthew McConaughey
#20. I'm not trying to put on airs for anybody. I'm only trying to impress myself by doing the best job I can do.
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#21. 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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#23. I've got a great sense of humor, and if I'm able to say or do something in a movie that people feel like they want to repeat, that's hugely flattering.
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#26. There's a difference in thinking you are a champion and knowing that you are.
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#28. So, to any of us, whatever those things are, whatever it is we look up to, whatever it is we look forward to, and whoever it is we're chasing, to that I say, 'Amen.' To that I say, 'Alright, alright, alright.' To that I say 'just keep living.' Thank you.
Matthew McConaughey
#31. I don't mind assholes. It's the dork I don't trust. The dork is the one who's trying to be whatever he thinks you want him to be. I trust the asshole cause you know where he's gonna stand.
Matthew McConaughey
#32. As an actor for hire, my job is to do some pre-production work for myself. Then my job is to show up and give the best performance I can.
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#33. Life's barely long enough to get good at one thing. So be careful what you get good at.
Matthew McConaughey
#34. I'm obsessed with trying to understand what somebody is talking about and trying to get them to understand me.
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#35. I like to be directed, but when I'm flying and I'm on fire, I don't want someone coming and getting in my way just because they feel like they need to.
Matthew McConaughey
#38. I will say this: one of the things that is a pain when you're expecting children is how much advice unsolicited people give you when you're not asking for it.
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#40. I was raised on, 'You go get a nine-to-five job, earn your pay and work your way up.'
Matthew McConaughey
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