Quotes from 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 in all of them.

I have my own vocabulary. I love linguistics. That surprises people.

That's what I love about these high school girls, man. I get older, they stay the same age.

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.

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.

Cameras aren't guns. They can't really hurt you.

You want to be a writer? Start writing. You want to be a filmmaker? Start shooting stuff on your phone right now.

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

Absolutely not. I have no problem with commitment. In fact, I love having someone in my life.

Traveling is a great love of mine. I love South America and Africa. I'm your ultimate backpacker when I'm away. It's just me and my backpack. It's good for getting away from the industry.

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.

It's one of the things I love about making films: the places I've got to travel that I would never have gone to before.

I love good film, whether it's an independent or studio film. The independent films, I think the good ones aren't necessarily eccentric ones but they're the more specific ones.

I'm one of the most adaptable guys I know in as much as travelling is my favourite thing to do in life. With every place I go, I try to stay there long enough to do it justice, long enough so that I can at least imagine what it would be like to live there. Once I imagine that, then it's OK for me to return home.

We spend so much time sublimatin', thinkin' about, 'What am I going to have for lunch, dinner?'

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

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 way just because they feel like they need to.

I think the discipline comes with turning that cellphone and Blackberry off and unplugging completely. You do that and you go through some withdrawals in the beginning. You start thinking, 'Oh, do I need to do this? Do I need to do that?' You forget that we were doing just fine with the payphone.

The "Dazed" fans are the best! "Dazed" fans never even want an autograph or nothin'.

Africa is probably one of the most beautiful places I have ever been.

Vanity is great motivation, to be fair.

Man who invented the hamburger was smart; man who invented the cheeseburger was a genius.

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

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