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" Man who invented the hamburger was smart; man who invented the cheeseburger was a genius. "

Matthew McConaughey

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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 like the city. I like the concrete. I like big business. I like being a CEO of my own company and having a lot of responsibilities. At the same time, when I can go off with a backpack or off on a surfboard or even off on a run somewhere in the woods - that's where I'm really happy. "

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" 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. "

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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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" Now, you lose something in your life, or you come into a conflict, and there's gonna come a time that you're gonna know: There was a reason for that. And at the end of your life, all the things you thought were periods, they turn out to be commas. There was never a full stop in any of it. "

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" 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. "

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" In whatever adulation you get, there's truth and there's not truth. And wherever they dog you, and they say it was horrible - there's truth and there's not truth. It's human nature to like to read the adulation more. "

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" My whole family are hams. They're storytellers and everyone outdoes the next one. "

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" When I first starting making money, when I first made my first six-digits, I was - my big thing was I went to put super unleaded in my truck for the first time. "

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" I love Los Angeles, and it's been very good to me, but if everyone is running around telling the stories, who's living them? You don't play characters that are celebrities - you play guys who know what to do when their septic tank's blocked. "

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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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" There's two sorts of fear: one you embrace and one you should listen to and turn the other way. "

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" Any artist, the work you do, if it's a painting or if it's a performance, you hope it translates to a common denominator with the people that they see something in their own life in there. Or they see something in somebody else's life. That's what's fun about sharing art. "

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" See, 'A Time to Kill' was the one I got famous off of. Big ka-boom, over one weekend. After that, I did films that I really wanted to do. "

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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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" You want to be a writer? Start writing. You want to be a filmmaker? Start shooting stuff on your phone right now. "

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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 don't dabble and spend much mind or time dealing with, I don't know, people's perceptions of me. I truly don't. "

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" The best advice comes from people who don't give advice. "

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" I don't want to just revolve. I want to evolve. As a man, as a human, as a father, as a lover. "

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" My lawyer has been a good friend of mine for a long time. He and I continuously have conversations. "

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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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" I don't know how to work a room. It's a real skill. "

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" There are certain nights you and your image just aren't in the same bed. "

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" Absolutely not. I have no problem with commitment. In fact, I love having someone in my life. "

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" Music is a really great creative tool for me, for different roles. "

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" I think I can keep a rhythm to a beat, but there are quite a few people who would argue with me. "

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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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