Matthew McConaughey

Having children has helped me become a better actor because they remind you to play make believe. It's the ease and naturalness…

— Matthew McConaughey

The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay…

— Matthew McConaughey

See, 'A Time to Kill' was the one I got famous off of. Big ka-boom, over one weekend. After that, I did…

— Matthew McConaughey

Romantic comedies are built to be light. They're built for a certain buoyancy.

— Matthew McConaughey

Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

— Matthew McConaughey

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…

— Matthew McConaughey

I love to gamble, man all different kinds of ways...As far as wagering on sports, I've got some friends, we make some…

— Matthew McConaughey

I work through life with commas. I don't even know, do you have parentheticals?

— Matthew McConaughey

If I'm doing something I do like to take it to the limit. I've got a high ceiling. A wide threshold for…

— Matthew McConaughey

I've never been a jealous person, and I've never felt built up by someone else's failure - that's a cheap thrill.

— Matthew McConaughey

I've been wanting to have my own family since I was young. It just took me a while to find the perfect…

— 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…

— Matthew McConaughey

We dissect failure a lot more than we dissect success.

— Matthew McConaughey

My number one thing? Don't overleverage yourself. Don't say you can do something when you really can't.

— Matthew McConaughey

Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin.

— 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…

— Matthew McConaughey

I think it's because we're looking for the meaning. Where is the meaning? We have mindless jobs, we take frantic vacations, deficit…

— 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

I think human consciousness is a misstep in evolution. We became too self-aware, nature created an aspect of nature separate from itself.…

— Matthew McConaughey

I had a van that I customized so I could basically live out of that while I traveled and then I graduated…

— Matthew McConaughey

So, to any of us, whatever those things are, whatever it is we look up to, whatever it is we look forward…

— 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

I think I can keep a rhythm to a beat, but there are quite a few people who would argue with me.

— Matthew McConaughey

The first step that leads to our identity in life is usually not 'I know who I am,' but rather 'I know…

— Matthew McConaughey

A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.

— Matthew McConaughey