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" I always wanted to be a father and thought it would be great, but it just took the right woman and the right time to make it all happen. "
Matthew McConaughey
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" One of the great pleasures of going to see a Daniel Day-Lewis film: you haven't seen him in five years. Where have you been? So, it's a special event, right? Well, if you want to go see a movie that I'm in, it still may be a special event for you, but, you don't feel like you don't know where I've been. "
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" 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. "
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" I talk to myself all the time. Just make sure you answer. "
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" Starting at about, I guess, forever, I've always looked forward to getting older. When I was 14, I couldn't wait to be 16 and get a driver's license. "
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" I'm a football fan, a sports fan, a fan of competition. "
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" To bring a healthy child into this world, raise them right and watch them grow is the biggest miracle there is. "
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" 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. "
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" 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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" 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. "
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