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" Africa is probably one of the most beautiful places I have ever been. "
Matthew McConaughey
Beautiful
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" The challenge for me as an actor is if you become a celebrity, you don't meet strangers anymore. And strangers are where we have our anonymity. And I believe it's essential for the soul to be anonymous, especially if you're going to be an actor. "
Matthew McConaughey
Believe
Meet
Challenge
" I've done films where we don't rehearse, and I've done films where we heavily rehearse. I like rehearsals. "
Matthew McConaughey
Films
Like
Rehearsals
" 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. "
Matthew McConaughey
Great
Said
Want
" 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. "
Matthew McConaughey
Help
Great
Family
" When I'm surfing, I'm sure not thinking about the paparazzi. I guess if they start getting on floaties and coming out there in the water, then I might be a little upset. "
Matthew McConaughey
Water
Paparazzi
Start
" 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. "
Matthew McConaughey
Work
Friends
Know
" I have my own vocabulary. I love linguistics. That surprises people. "
Matthew McConaughey
Love
Own
Surprises
" 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. "
Matthew McConaughey
Great
People
Sense Of Humor
" It's not a science when you are judging art, but we'd be remiss to say you can't look at something and say, 'This is more well done than that.' "
Matthew McConaughey
Art
Well Done
Look
" 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
Got
Back
Last
" I was raised on, 'You go get a nine-to-five job, earn your pay and work your way up.' "
Matthew McConaughey
Go
Job
Way
" My rule is to break one sweat a day. "
Matthew McConaughey
Day
Rule
Break
" Life is a series of commas, not periods. "
Matthew McConaughey
Series
Commas
Life
" 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. "
Matthew McConaughey
Great
You
Sweet
" 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
Discipline
Beginning
Thinking
" I don't want to just revolve. I want to evolve. As a man, as a human, as a father, as a lover. "
Matthew McConaughey
Evolve
Man
Just
" Romcoms are hard in a lot of ways: they're built to be buoyant. It's easy to demean them. "
Matthew McConaughey
Easy
Built
Lot
" I've never been a jealous person, and I've never felt built up by someone else's failure - that's a cheap thrill. "
Matthew McConaughey
Failure
Someone
Person
" Whether I'm running on the beach without my shirt or whether I'm going out with my kids or going to church or going out to dinner - 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. "
Matthew McConaughey
Beach
Myself
Me
" I'm a football fan, a sports fan, a fan of competition. "
Matthew McConaughey
Sports
Fan
Competition
" What the heck is true love? I remember feeling, back when I was 12 and 'going' with this girl, 'Is this true love?' "
Matthew McConaughey
Love
Feeling
True Love
" There's two sorts of fear: one you embrace and one you should listen to and turn the other way. "
Matthew McConaughey
Way
Embrace
Fear
" 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. "
Matthew McConaughey
Jealousy
Jealous
Passion
" Without exercise, I don't feel like my head works right. "
Matthew McConaughey
Without
Exercise
Head
" My lawyer has been a good friend of mine for a long time. He and I continuously have conversations. "
Matthew McConaughey
Good
Friend
Time
" I have some good friends of my own who happen to be gay, and when it comes to gay, straight, or whatever, I'm for anything life-affirmative. I'm for gay power, straight power, male power, female power; everybody should feel empowered without oppressing anyone who's different. "
Matthew McConaughey
Friends
Power
Good Friends
" Absolutely not. I have no problem with commitment. In fact, I love having someone in my life. "
Matthew McConaughey
Commitment
My Life
Problem
" Good ideas are free - or at least they should be. "
Matthew McConaughey
Good Ideas
Good
Free
" The unsaid rule for living in a trailer park is: 'If the door's shut, don't come a-knockin.' But if it's open and you're walkin' by, feel free to say, 'Hello.' "
Matthew McConaughey
You
Free
Feel
" There are certain nights you and your image just aren't in the same bed. "
Matthew McConaughey
Just
Your
Bed