Beyond the screen, the man reflects mystifying wisdom that shines through bizarrely and brilliantly in his public addresses.
He has described himself as “a folk-singing, philosopher, poet-statesman” (viaPeople).
As one would expect, the layers to McConaughey run deep.
“This is how my mom and dad loved each other,” the actor wrote.
He had dreams of becoming a lawyer
Acting wasn’t always in the cards for Matthew McConaughey.
The University of Texas graduate said he stepped into college with dreams of becoming a defense attorney.
“Yo, Moondog, that wasn’t prop weed.
That was Snoop weed,” the rapper reportedly told him.
All that a man should smell like is “a man,” he said he believed.
For McConaughey, the mantra is “No cologne, no deodorant.”
And he sticks to it.
One would think that forgoing this step in his hygiene routine would cause a literal stinker.
She got super close to him, only to find that “he does not have an odor.”
“He smells like granola and good living,” she said.
“He has a sweet, sweet scent that is just him.”
It was for a new project called “Dazed and Confused.”
McConaughey appeared as a supporting character in the film, which tracked a night of high school students carousing.
But for hunks like Matthew McConaughey, some matches are made in clubs.
“What is that?”
were the first words that left McConaughey’s mouth upon seeing the woman who would ultimately become his wife.
Alves' Portuguese and McConaughey’s Spanish bridged love that night.
While what was said remains a sacred secret between the two.
McConaughey, however, did have some wise words about maintaining a successful marriage.
“We have a love that we never question,” he said (viaPeople).
For the role, McConaughey shed approximately 50 pounds in a short time.
“I was not torturing myself.
I was militant,” he added.
His efforts translated into the Academy’s Best Actor honor in 2014 (viaThe Guardian).
That McConaughey and Harrelson also share a great relationship in real life makes it all the more gratifying!
McConaughey once gushed about how they completed each other’s humor.
It was McConaughey himself, director Cary Fukunaga toldSlate, who roped Harrelson into the HBO series.
The actor’s disclosure mentioned that he was sexually abused during his youth.
“I was certain I was going to hell for the premarital sex,” he wrote.
I felt like those details could have just been grabbed and reported for voyeurism" (via YouTube).
In “Greenlights,” McConaughey stated, “I’ve never felt like a victim.”
“I was the go-to rom-com guy.
I enjoyed making them, and they paid well,” he toldAARP.
And then, McConaughey disappeared from the rom-com world.
Apparently, he got bored (viaThe Guardian).
“Look, politics seems to be a broken business to me right now.
Because I do think I have some things to teach and share, and what is my role?”
In a rare public reflection of his political stance, McConaughey described himself as “aggressively centrist.”
His social service endeavors have proven McConaughey isn’t just an on-screen hero.
“I really thought it was going to happen.
It did not.”
He further stamped out rumors that he had turned the part down.
“I looked around the room and every woman in the building was in the meeting …
I thought maybe I better cast this guy,” Cameron said (viaCinemaBlend).
“Working in the classroom with these students gives me a chance to prepare them.”
“I usually keep scrolling when I cross a movie of mine,” he said.
Expectedly, the ever-sagacious star even slips in life advice once in a while between lectures.
“Don’t worry.
You don’t have to know what you want to do,” is what he tells students.
