Matthew McConaughey quotes

“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.'”

— Matthew McConaughey

“I like having my hands in the clay. I like the movie-making process.”

— Matthew McConaughey

“I like quips. I like whiffs of cynicism and I think they can be witty. But I don't really know where wittiness is constructive.”

— Matthew McConaughey

“I'm not arrogant enough to look back on my career and criticize my choices. It's really not my place.”

— Matthew McConaughey

“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

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

— Matthew McConaughey

“What the heck is true love? I remember feeling, back when I was 12 and 'going' with this girl, 'Is this true love?'”

— Matthew McConaughey

“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.”

— Matthew McConaughey

“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.'”

— Matthew McConaughey

“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.”

— Matthew McConaughey

“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.”

— Matthew McConaughey

“I don't dislike any of my exes. If I took time to form a relationship, it's gonna hurt when we move on, but are you puttin' White-Out over all that beautiful time together? That was real time in your life. It's connected to where you are today.”

— Matthew McConaughey

“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.”

— Matthew McConaughey

“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.”

— Matthew McConaughey

“I like to be able to wear something that is appropriate for wherever the day takes me: to work, on a hike and then out to dinner. I like to take the formality out of the day's schedule and be ready for any off-road detour.”

— Matthew McConaughey

“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.”

— Matthew McConaughey

“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.”

— Matthew McConaughey

“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?'”

— Matthew McConaughey

“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

“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.”

— Matthew McConaughey

“I go on The Daily Beast. The Daily Beast is one of the websites that I check out.”

— Matthew McConaughey

“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.”

— Matthew McConaughey

“A creep is someone who claims he's one thing but he's actually another.”

— Matthew McConaughey

“I say to the paparazzi, 'Fellas, take your shot and go.' It's just they usually find me on a beach.”

— Matthew McConaughey

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

— Matthew McConaughey

“When I see grace in a woman, that's very sexy. You can tell by how someone moves or their rhythm.”

— Matthew McConaughey

“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.”

— Matthew McConaughey

“I was raised on, 'You go get a nine-to-five job, earn your pay and work your way up.'”

— Matthew McConaughey

“I've been in a couple of weddings where the coolest people that were the most day before so mellow and then the day of the wedding freaking out.”

— Matthew McConaughey

“I've never been a manipulator, even in my bachelor days. I never wanted to do things to people that could catch up with me later on.”

— Matthew McConaughey