Matthew McConaughey Quotes

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.

I personally don't like to go see romantic comedies. But people do want to see them, and they seem to want to see me in them.

I know when I grew up, it was, if it was daylight outside, get outside. Well, now, with the technological age of computers and everything, everyone's inside virtually going everywhere they want to go, virtually having relationships, virtually traveling across the neighborhood, virtually going to that island.

The best advice comes from people who don't give a... -Matthew McConaughey

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

Discovering the context

This quote humorously challenges the idea of seeking advice from individuals who claim not to give advice. It implies that sometimes the best counsel comes from those who do not explicitly offer it, allowing their actions and wisdom to speak for themselves.

I love having my hands in the dirt. It is never a science and always an art. There are no rules. And if it comes down to me versus that weed I'm trying to pull out of the ground that doesn't want to come out? I know I'll win.

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.

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.

Life is a series of commas, not periods.... -Matthew McConaughey

Life is a series of commas, not periods.

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.

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.

I've got incredible support from my wife and family and people around me. I've got great people around me who handle anything on the outside, business-wise, who help free me up to create in my job.

There's two sorts of fear: one you embrace and one... -Matthew McConaughey

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

I'm a football fan, a sports fan, a fan of competi... -Matthew McConaughey

I'm a football fan, a sports fan, a fan of competition.

Discovering the context

This quote reveals that the speaker is a fan of football, sports in general, and the competitive nature of sports.

A coach, especially at a college level - much more at a college or high school level, than at a pro level - you're more of a teacher than an actual coach.

I've got a great sense of humor, and if I'm able to say or do something in a movie that people feel like they want to repeat, that's hugely flattering.

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.

We dissect failure a lot more than we dissect succ... -Matthew McConaughey

We dissect failure a lot more than we dissect success.

Sure, I can get a little bit jealous. The good part about jealousy is that it comes from passion. It's also the dangerous part and it's an ugly emotion that hurts.

There aren't many things that are universally cool... -Matthew McConaughey

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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