--- title: "17 Want Quotes By Matthew McConaughey" description: "17 Want quotes by Matthew McConaughey. Plus more from Matthew McConaughey and more Want sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b2/matthew-mcconaughey-1902_change_i-don-t-want-to-just-revolve-i-want-to-e_2941971.jpg" --- > [I don't want to just revolve. I want to evolve. As a man, as a human, as a father, as a lover.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-mcconaughey/i-don-t-want-to-just-revolve-i-want-to-evolve-as-a-man-as-a-human-as/) [Matthew McConaughey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-mcconaughey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b2/matthew-mcconaughey-1902_change_i-don-t-want-to-just-revolve-i-want-to-e_2941971.jpg) > [You want to be a writer? Start writing. You want to be a filmmaker? Start shooting stuff on your phone right now.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-mcconaughey/you-want-to-be-a-writer-start-writing-you-want-to-be-a-filmmaker/) [Matthew McConaughey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-mcconaughey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b2/matthew-mcconaughey-1902_filmmaker_you-want-to-be-a-writer-start-writing-yo_1210156.jpg) > [I like to be directed, but when I'm flying and I'm on fire, I don't want someone coming and getting in my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-mcconaughey/i-like-to-be-directed-but-when-i-m-flying-and-i-m-on-fire-i-don-t/) [Matthew McConaughey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-mcconaughey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/282/matthew-mcconaughey-1902_feels_i-like-to-be-directed-but-when-i-m-flyin_947720.jpg) > [I personally don't like to go see romantic comedies. But people do want to see them, and they seem to want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-mcconaughey/i-personally-don-t-like-to-go-see-romantic-comedies-but-people-do/) [Matthew McConaughey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-mcconaughey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07a/matthew-mcconaughey-1902_comedies_i-personally-don-t-like-to-go-see-romant_2599022.jpg) > [The "Dazed" fans are the best! "Dazed" fans never even want an autograph or nothin'.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-mcconaughey/the-dazed-fans-are-the-best-dazed-fans-never-even-want-an-autograph/) [Matthew McConaughey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-mcconaughey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf1/matthew-mcconaughey-1902_autographs_the-dazed-fans-are-the-best-dazed-fans-n_1364405.jpg) > [If you want your hair to be thicker, cut it when the moon is about to be full—a heavy, full, waxing moon.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-mcconaughey/if-you-want-your-hair-to-be-thicker-cut-it-when-the-moon-is-about-to/) [Matthew McConaughey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-mcconaughey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/428/matthew-mcconaughey-1902_cutting_if-you-want-your-hair-to-be-thicker-cut_1225716.jpg) > [I've got a great sense of humor, and if I'm able to say or do something in a movie that people feel…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-mcconaughey/i-ve-got-a-great-sense-of-humor-and-if-i-m-able-to-say-or-do/) [Matthew McConaughey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-mcconaughey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/704/matthew-mcconaughey-1902_able_i-ve-got-a-great-sense-of-humor-and-if-i_2151717.jpg) > [I want to thank God because that's who I look up. He's graced my life with opportunities. He's shown me that it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-mcconaughey/i-want-to-thank-god-because-that-s-who-i-look-up-he-s-graced-my-life/) [Matthew McConaughey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-mcconaughey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/66c/matthew-mcconaughey-1902_facts_i-want-to-thank-god-because-that-s-who-i_2987279.jpg) > [I've read a lot of really great characters in some really crappy stories, where I said, like, 'Boy I could shine here,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-mcconaughey/i-ve-read-a-lot-of-really-great-characters-in-some-really-crappy/) [Matthew McConaughey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-mcconaughey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/edc/matthew-mcconaughey-1902_boy_i-ve-read-a-lot-of-really-great-characte_422775.jpg) > [I don't mind assholes. It's the dork I don't trust. The dork is the one who's trying to be whatever he thinks…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-mcconaughey/i-don-t-mind-assholes-it-s-the-dork-i-don-t-trust-the-dork-is-the-one/) [Matthew McConaughey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-mcconaughey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/879/matthew-mcconaughey-1902_causes_i-don-t-mind-assholes-it-s-the-dork-i-do_1340312.jpg) > [One of the great pleasures of going to see a Daniel Day-Lewis film: you haven't seen him in five years. Where have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-mcconaughey/one-of-the-great-pleasures-of-going-to-see-a-daniel-day-lewis-film/) [Matthew McConaughey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-mcconaughey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/40e/matthew-mcconaughey-1902_daniel-day-lewis_one-of-the-great-pleasures-of-going-to-s_1519570.jpg) > [I know when I grew up, it was, if it was daylight outside, get outside. Well, now, with the technological age of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-mcconaughey/i-know-when-i-grew-up-it-was-if-it-was-daylight-outside-get-outside/) [Matthew McConaughey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-mcconaughey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9fe/matthew-mcconaughey-1902_age_i-know-when-i-grew-up-it-was-if-it-was-d_457922.jpg) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-mcconaughey/even-as-a-kid-i-wore-j-c-penney-plain-pocket-jeans-because-they-were/) [Matthew McConaughey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-mcconaughey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/58d/matthew-mcconaughey-1902_anybody_even-as-a-kid-i-wore-j-c-penney-plain-po_2475993.jpg) > [Don't play an attitude; don't play a guy who's negative. Play a guy who's not trying to sell anybody on anything, he's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-mcconaughey/don-t-play-an-attitude-don-t-play-a-guy-who-s-negative-play-a-guy-who/) [Matthew McConaughey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-mcconaughey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e5/matthew-mcconaughey-1902_attitude_don-t-play-an-attitude-don-t-play-a-guy_2909517.jpg) > [I love having my hands in the dirt. It is never a science and always an art. There are no rules. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-mcconaughey/i-love-having-my-hands-in-the-dirt-it-is-never-a-science-and-always/) [Matthew McConaughey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-mcconaughey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d6/matthew-mcconaughey-1902_art_i-love-having-my-hands-in-the-dirt-it-is_579429.jpg) > [There's a gap between what I want to do, what I do on camera, and what gets edited. Right? So the goal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-mcconaughey/there-s-a-gap-between-what-i-want-to-do-what-i-do-on-camera-and-what/) [Matthew McConaughey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-mcconaughey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/19f/matthew-mcconaughey-1902_cameras_there-s-a-gap-between-what-i-want-to-do_387363.jpg) > [First off I want to thank God, because he's the one I look up to, he's graced my life with opportunities that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-mcconaughey/first-off-i-want-to-thank-god-because-he-s-the-one-i-look-up-to-he-s/) [Matthew McConaughey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-mcconaughey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f8/matthew-mcconaughey-1902_actors_first-off-i-want-to-thank-god-because-he_2873176.jpg) ## Other authors on Want ## More by Matthew McConaughey > [I don't see myself being married more than once, but who does?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-mcconaughey/i-don-t-see-myself-being-married-more-than-once-but-who-does/) [Matthew McConaughey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-mcconaughey/) > [The law says you cannot touch, but I see a lot of lawbreakers up in this house.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-mcconaughey/the-law-says-you-cannot-touch-but-i-see-a-lot-of-lawbreakers-up-in/) [Matthew McConaughey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-mcconaughey/) > [If you can be mentally stimulated by the workout and find out how to get through it, it's more fun.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-mcconaughey/if-you-can-be-mentally-stimulated-by-the-workout-and-find-out-how-to/) [Matthew McConaughey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-mcconaughey/) > [Africa is probably one of the most beautiful places I have ever been.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-mcconaughey/africa-is-probably-one-of-the-most-beautiful-places-i-have-ever-been/) [Matthew McConaughey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-mcconaughey/) > [I talk to myself all the time. Just make sure you answer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-mcconaughey/i-talk-to-myself-all-the-time-just-make-sure-you-answer/) [Matthew McConaughey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-mcconaughey/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-mcconaughey/the-male-is-always-the-pawn-in-a-romantic-comedy-come-together-break/) [Matthew McConaughey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-mcconaughey/) > [If you eat at the end of the day, you sleep on it and don't burn it off.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-mcconaughey/if-you-eat-at-the-end-of-the-day-you-sleep-on-it-and-don-t-burn-it-off/) [Matthew McConaughey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-mcconaughey/) > [I keep a diary - one for each film and foreign land I travel to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-mcconaughey/i-keep-a-diary-one-for-each-film-and-foreign-land-i-travel-to/) [Matthew McConaughey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-mcconaughey/) > [Ye cannot serve God and mammon.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-mcconaughey/ye-cannot-serve-god-and-mammon/) [Matthew McConaughey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-mcconaughey/) > [Yes, it is the Big Easy, home of the shortest hangover on the planet, where libation can greet you on Monday morning with the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-mcconaughey/yes-it-is-the-big-easy-home-of-the-shortest-hangover-on-the-planet/) [Matthew McConaughey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-mcconaughey/) > [I hated repeating myself. The last films I've done - not once did I ever have the feeling that I was dialing it in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-mcconaughey/i-hated-repeating-myself-the-last-films-i-ve-done-not-once-did-i-ever/) [Matthew McConaughey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-mcconaughey/) > [Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-mcconaughey/is-it-not-lawful-for-me-to-do-what-i-will-with-mine-own/) [Matthew McConaughey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-mcconaughey/) > [I've come to find that I do think it is actually healthy for our relationship that I don't speak that much Portuguese because she…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-mcconaughey/i-ve-come-to-find-that-i-do-think-it-is-actually-healthy-for-our/) [Matthew McConaughey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-mcconaughey/) > [The older you get, the more rules they’re gonna try to get you to follow. You just gotta keep livin’ man, l-i-v-i-n’](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-mcconaughey/the-older-you-get-the-more-rules-they-re-gonna-try-to-get-you-to/) [Matthew McConaughey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-mcconaughey/) > [Every hero doesn't do this great big hero thing. They do the simple thing over and over... and they stick to it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-mcconaughey/every-hero-doesn-t-do-this-great-big-hero-thing-they-do-the-simple/) [Matthew McConaughey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-mcconaughey/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/want/matthew-mcconaughey/#itemlist", "name": "17 Want Quotes By Matthew McConaughey", "numberOfItems": 17, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I don't want to just revolve. I want to evolve. 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