Quotes from Matthew McConaughey

There aren't many things that are universally cool, and it's cool not to litter. I'd never do it.

The unsaid rule for living in a trailer park is: 'If the door's shut, don't come a-knockin.' But if it's open and you're walkin' by, feel free to say, 'Hello.'

I will say this: one of the things that is a pain when you're expecting children is how much advice unsolicited people give you when you're not asking for it.

When I'm surfing, I'm sure not thinking about the paparazzi. I guess if they start getting on floaties and coming out there in the water, then I might be a little upset.

As an actor for hire, my job is to do some pre-production work for myself. Then my job is to show up and give the best performance I can.

My whole family are hams. They're storytellers and everyone outdoes the next one.

I have some good friends of my own who happen to be gay, and when it comes to gay, straight, or whatever, I'm for anything life-affirmative. I'm for gay power, straight power, male power, female power; everybody should feel empowered without oppressing anyone who's different.

The challenge for me as an actor is if you become a celebrity, you don't meet strangers anymore. And strangers are where we have our anonymity. And I believe it's essential for the soul to be anonymous, especially if you're going to be an actor.

My last name is originally Irish. I'm not exactly sure whereabouts it's from, but I've got family branches that were traced back there.

It's not a science when you are judging art, but we'd be remiss to say you can't look at something and say, 'This is more well done than that.'

I don't know how to work a room. It's a real skill.

I was raised on, 'You go get a nine-to-five job, earn your pay and work your way up.

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

We have a big appetite for putting people down but, at the heart of everyone, there's enough room for all of us to succeed.

It's nice when they notice the deep voice from across the house, and they know it's papa. They know it's Dad.

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.

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

Life is a series of commas, not periods.

Man shall not live by bread alone.

My hero is always 10 years away. I'm never gonna be my hero. I'm not gonna obtain that, I know I'm not. And that's just fine with me cuz' that keeps me with somebody to keep on chasin'.

Life is a series of commas, not periods.

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.

There aren't many things that are universally cool, and it's cool not to litter. I'd never do it.