Matthew McConaughey has spoken out about his decision to shed the “romantic comedy playboy” label and plans to achieve greater success in Hollywood.
The Oscar-winning actor recently spoke with tennis pro Nick Kyrgios So troublesome In the podcast, he talks about finally learning to say no, which led to his “most rebellious move” in the industry while trying to stay true to himself.
“Look, man, the devil is in the infinite yeses, not the nos,” McConaughey said in an episode preview clip set to be released Wednesday. “No, that’s just as important, if not more important. Especially if you achieve a certain level of success and gain access. No becomes more important than yes.” Because, I mean, we look around and we overuse our lives with yes and then go, oh my gosh, oh my gosh, I made a C-minus in my life and all that That shit, because I said yes to too many things.
While the actor appreciates his time in all the romantic comedies early in his career, e.g. wedding planner, How to lose a guy in 10 days and fool’s goldhe eventually found himself on “autopilot.” That’s when McConaughey realized he had to say “no, full stop, no.”
“When I quit rom-coms. I’m a rom-com guy, man, that’s my style and I love that style. That lane has been very rewarding and it’s working. Magic Mike The actor explained. “But that alley…I was so strong in that alley that anything outside of that alley, drama and anything I wanted to do, was like, no, no, no, No, no McConaughey, Hollywood says no, no, no, no, you should stay there, stay there.
He continued, “I didn’t want to. So, since I couldn’t do what I wanted to do, I stopped doing what I was doing. I moved to a ranch in Texas, and I went there and met my wife reach an agreement [Camila Alves McConaughey] And said, ‘I’m not going back to work unless I get the role I want to do.
McConaughey has been sticking to the deal for two years. He previously wrote in his 2020 memoir green light Regarding that time in his life, “In 20 months, I no longer had to offer the public or the industry what they expected me to give them. There was no longer anything they expected or even assumed to know. In 20 months For a period of time, I disappeared from the public eye.
Although Interstellar The actor admitted he was tempted by several offers, including a $14.5 million offer to star in an untitled action comedy, which he turned down knowing he had to show he wasn’t “fucking bluff.”
“I think that’s probably the most rebellious move I think Hollywood can make, because it really sends a signal that he’s not fucking bluffing,” he said. “When you meet a guy who’s not bravado, there’s something attractive about it. I think that’s why Hollywood is like, ‘You know what? He’s a novel idea now. He’s a new good idea.’
After a few “shaky” years, as McConaughey described them, his patience paid off and eventually landed him roles in more dramatic projects, including earth, Interstellar and dallas buyers clubthe latter of which won him an Academy Award.
“I’m going to be salivating when those offers come in, man,” he added. “I just gritted my teeth and went back to back and worked as hard as I could and loved it and felt every bit of it.”
