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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. "
Matthew McConaughey
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" Good ideas are free - or at least they should be. "
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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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" 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've done films where we don't rehearse, and I've done films where we heavily rehearse. I like rehearsals. "
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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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" Music is a really great creative tool for me, for different roles. "
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" 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.' "
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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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" 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. "
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" I have my own vocabulary. I love linguistics. That surprises people. "
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Own
Surprises
" I'm a football fan, a sports fan, a fan of competition. "
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Fan
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" Without exercise, I don't feel like my head works right. "
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Without
Exercise
Head
" I was raised on, 'You go get a nine-to-five job, earn your pay and work your way up.' "
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Job
Way
" 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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Kid
" I'm not arrogant enough to look back on my career and criticize my choices. It's really not my place. "
Matthew McConaughey
Choices
Career
Look
" You want to be a writer? Start writing. You want to be a filmmaker? Start shooting stuff on your phone right now. "
Matthew McConaughey
Phone
Now
You
" My whole family are hams. They're storytellers and everyone outdoes the next one. "
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Everyone
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" Kids will remind you that, even though you've gone down a road 100 times, it's brand new for them - and that's healthy. "
Matthew McConaughey
Healthy
You
Road
" If you want your hair to be thicker, cut it when the moon is about to be full - a heavy, full, waxing moon. Do not cut it when the moon's waning. "
Matthew McConaughey
Heavy
Hair
Your
" Absolutely not. I have no problem with commitment. In fact, I love having someone in my life. "
Matthew McConaughey
Commitment
My Life
Problem
" 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. "
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" 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
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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. "
Matthew McConaughey
People
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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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Work
Friends
Know
" There aren't many things that are universally cool, and it's cool not to litter. I'd never do it. "
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" There are certain nights you and your image just aren't in the same bed. "
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Bed
" The male is always the pawn in a romantic comedy. Come together, break up, go chase her, get her, roll credits. That's what happens in all of them. "
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Always
" I say to the paparazzi, 'Fellas, take your shot and go.' It's just they usually find me on a beach. "
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Me
Find
" Man who invented the hamburger was smart; man who invented the cheeseburger was a genius. "
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Cheeseburger
" Romcoms are hard in a lot of ways: they're built to be buoyant. It's easy to demean them. "
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