Matthew McConaughey is an American producer and actor who shot into the limelight for his supporting performance in the 1993 comedy, Dazed and Confused.
Matthew McConaughey’s breakthrough performance as a leading actor came in the 1996 drama, A Time To Kill.
Matthew McConaughey was born on November 4, 1969in Uvalde, Texas to Mary Kathleen and James Donald. Matthew McConaughey has two older brothers. Matthew McConaughey was raised as a Methodist and is a relative of Confederate brigadier general Dandridge McRae.
Matthew McConaughey attended Longview High School and then moved to Australia as a Rotary Youth Exchange student. Matthew McConaughey attended the University of Texas, where he became a member of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Radio-Television film.
Matthew McConaughey Net Worth
In 2008, Matthew McConaughey famously turned down a then-career-high $15 million to appear in a reboot film version of Magnum P.I.
Matthew McConaughey turned down the offer to enable him “re-set his career”. One of the most important steps in that career re-set was accepting under $200,000 to star in 2013’s Dallas Buyers Club which eventually earned him an Oscar.
Matthew has an endorsement deal with the car company, Lincoln which is reported to fetch him millions of dollars annually.
Presently, Matthew McConaughey commands about $18 million for a major motion picture film role.
Matthew McConaughey has a net worth of $140 million.
Matthew McConaughey Height
Matthew McConaughey’s height is 1.82 m.
Matthew McConaughey Movies
Matthew McConaughey’s breakout movie is the comedy, Dazed and Confused (1993). Matthew McConaughey has also played supporting roles in films such as; Angels in the Outfield (1994), Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1994). Matthew McConaughey has played lead roles in the following movies; A Time to Kill (1996), Contact (1997), Amistad (1997), The Newton Boys (1998), EDTv (1999), U-571 (2000), Frailty (2001).
Matthew McConaughey has also starred in the following movies; The Wedding Planner, How To Lose A Guy in 10 Days, Tiptoes, Two for the Money, Sahara, Failure to Launch, We Are Marshall, Tropic Thunder, Magic Mike, Bernie, Dallas Buyers Club, Wolf of Wall Street, True Detective, Free State of Jones and Gold, The Sea of Trees, Kubo and the Two Strings and Sing, The Dark Tower, Serenity, The Beach Bum, The Gentlemen and a host of other movies.
Matthew McConaughey Quote
Matthew McConaughey is also famed for his witty quotes. Some of which include;
- “You want to be a writer? Start writing. You want to be a filmmaker? Start shooting stuff on your phone right now.” – 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 seeing what those boundaries are for myself. I’m very resilient inside. I find things that I like and do and boy, I do like to stick to them.” – Matthew McConaughey
- I’m a fan of the word selfish. Self. Ish. When I say I have gotten a lot more self-ish, I mean I am less concerned with what people think of me. I’m not worried about how I’m perceived. Selfish has always gotten a bad rap. You should do for you.” – Matthew McConaughey
- “I believe in living in the present and making each day count. I don’t pay much attention to the past or the future.” – Matthew McConaughey
- “The best education I’ve had in my life is to travel.” – Matthew McConaughey
- “Life is not fair, it never was and it is now and it won’t ever be. Do not fall into the trap. The entitlement trap, of feeling like you’re a victim. You are not.”
- “Life is a series of commas, not periods.” – Matthew McConaughey
- “Give thanks. Appreciate what you DO have … the more we give thanks, the more we receive to be thankful for. Gratitude is the gift that always gives back.”
- “It’s a scientific fact that gratitude reciprocates.” – Matthew McConaughey
- “I don’t want to just revolve. I want to evolve. As a man, as a human, as a father, as a lover.” – Matthew McConaughey