Matthew McConaughey Quotes
There are a whole bunch of roles where people say, 'Oh, you're playing yourself.' I guess it's kind of a compliment. Or people say, 'Oh, man, you just roll out of bed and do that.' The work is to make it look effortless. That's the hard part.
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I've been really lucky with the people that I've gotten to work with. I learn a lot from them, just by watching them.
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I probably get strangers coming up to me two or three times a week to just say something nice. I get more than my share of compliments as I walk through my daily life. I'm not having to show off or make a point about how good I am at doing something. I think I've always kind of been that way.
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Your papers are marked when you go to school, but you can't mark the character.
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I went from 118 pounds to 135 pounds in a few months. But, I still didn't know anything about food.
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I want do a Mandarin language movie. It'll probably be the next movie I do after the one I do next.
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The guitar for me is a translation device. It's not a goal. And in some ways, jazz isn't a destination for me. For me, jazz is a vehicle that takes you to the true destination - a musical one that describes all kinds of stuff about the human condition and the way music works.
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I can go to a country song, go right into it and make it sound authentic. And I think that's because of my ear as an impressionist.
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I have always loathed working out.
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We're here for a little, little bit of time, and I just wanna make the most out of it.
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Give a talk to children and tell them dinosaurs didn't drag their tails, and you get arguments.
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I have to admit that I can't take a whole fig and eat it on its own as I would a peach or mango. It's just too much.
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We cannot therefore say that mental acts contain a cognitive as well as a conative element.
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Ultimately life is disease, death and oblivion. It's still better than high school.
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I love my shape because I work really hard at it. I honor my body by working out and seeing what it can do.
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I listen to music almost any time I'm not sleeping, 'hanging out' with specific people, or showering.
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People accuse artists of being narcissists - of course we are! If we don't like ourselves, who's going to like us?
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So many people love sci-fi, and they're so loyal.
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I'm a strong fighter, I'm a fighter who can adapt to my surroundings.
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I was born and raised in New York, but my family on both sides is of Italian descent.
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I went to engineering school, I went to physics class. I said, 'Screw this, I don't want to be here. I'd much rather be at a club playing music.'
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I've always been politically minded, you know, and against the status quo.
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Why are fish unsustainable? Because they're popular. What makes restaurants work? Popular dishes that people come back for.
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I don't want to put down my work - I'm very proud of the work I've done.
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There are a whole bunch of roles where people say, 'Oh, you're playing yourself.' I guess it's kind of a compliment. Or people say, 'Oh, man, you just roll out of bed and do that.' The work is to make it look effortless. That's the hard part.
