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" Life is a series of commas, not periods. "
Matthew McConaughey
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" 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. "
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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. "
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" My number one thing? Don't overleverage yourself. Don't say you can do something when you really can't. "
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" I think most defense attorneys know, to some extent, their clients are guilty. "
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" For me, one of the toughest things about Valentine's Day is that it gets geared up as the day to profess your love. See, T-E-S-T - that's a bad word that doesn't go with L-O-V-E. "
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" I like having my hands in the clay. I like the movie-making process. "
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" We dissect failure a lot more than we dissect success. "
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" I'm not arrogant enough to look back on my career and criticize my choices. It's really not my place. "
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" When I see grace in a woman, that's very sexy. You can tell by how someone moves or their rhythm. "
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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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" 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. "
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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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" Cameras aren't guns. They can't really hurt you. "
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" When someone bestows something on you, no matter how true it is, when someone says, 'Sexiest Man Alive,' I'm honestly going, 'Thank you. Right on.' For me, it's never canceled out anything, it's never made me go, 'Does this make me less talented of an actor?' "
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" Music is a really great creative tool for me, for different roles. "
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