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" My whole family are hams. They're storytellers and everyone outdoes the next one. "
Matthew McConaughey
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" There's a gap between what I want to do, what I do on camera, and what gets edited. Right? So the goal is to try and close the gaps. What's the biggest compliment is if I read a review and it's exactly what I wrote down in my diary before ever filming it. That's really cool. That's the biggest signifier of closing the gaps. "
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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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" 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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" 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. "
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" Africa is probably one of the most beautiful places I have ever been. "
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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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" 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.' "
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" 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. "
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" I don't know how to work a room. It's a real skill. "
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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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" 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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" 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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" Without exercise, I don't feel like my head works right. "
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" I like a good pair of jeans, but I also like putting on a nice tux. I'd rather go around in a good pair of jeans that you don't wash every day, because they get more and more comfortable. "
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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 one of the most adaptable guys I know in as much as travelling is my favourite thing to do in life. With every place I go, I try to stay there long enough to do it justice, long enough so that I can at least imagine what it would be like to live there. Once I imagine that, then it's OK for me to return home. "
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