Matthew McConaughey quotes

“Life is a series of commas, not periods.”

— Matthew McConaughey

“My life is the road, man. I need to keep moving.”

— Matthew McConaughey

“The best advice comes from people who don't give advice.”

— Matthew McConaughey

“We dissect failure a lot more than we dissect success.”

— Matthew McConaughey

“Sure, I can get a little bit jealous. The good part about jealousy is that it comes from passion. It's also the dangerous part and it's an ugly emotion that hurts.”

— Matthew McConaughey

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

— Matthew McConaughey

“There's a difference in thinking you are a champion and knowing that you are.”

— Matthew McConaughey

“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.”

— Matthew McConaughey

“Water's never clumsy.”

— Matthew McConaughey

“If you want your hair to be thicker, cut it when the moon is about to be full - a heavy, full, waxing moon. Do not cut it when the moon's waning.”

— Matthew McConaughey

“Now, you lose something in your life, or you come into a conflict, and there's gonna come a time that you're gonna know: There was a reason for that. And at the end of your life, all the things you thought were periods, they turn out to be commas. There was never a full stop in any of it.”

— Matthew McConaughey

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

— Matthew McConaughey

“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.”

— 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

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

— Matthew McConaughey

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

— Matthew McConaughey

“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.”

— Matthew McConaughey

“When you have good friends you've been around, every time they talk, you don't give them your full attention. You don't look them in the eye and stop. Half the time, you're listening, half the time, you are ignoring them.”

— Matthew McConaughey

“I've never been a jealous person, and I've never felt built up by someone else's failure - that's a cheap thrill.”

— 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.”

— Matthew McConaughey

“There's two sorts of fear: one you embrace and one you should listen to and turn the other way.”

— Matthew McConaughey

“I talk to myself all the time. Just make sure you answer.”

— Matthew McConaughey

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

— Matthew McConaughey

“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.”

— Matthew McConaughey

“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.”

— Matthew McConaughey

“My rule is to break one sweat a day.”

— Matthew McConaughey

“Starting at about, I guess, forever, I've always looked forward to getting older. When I was 14, I couldn't wait to be 16 and get a driver's license.”

— Matthew McConaughey

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

— Matthew McConaughey

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

— Matthew McConaughey

“I think most defense attorneys know, to some extent, their clients are guilty.”

— Matthew McConaughey