Matthew McConaughey Opening up about why she left Hollywood for Texas
The Oscar winner, 55, won critical acclaim for his roles. true detective And Dallas Buyers Clubbut in the late 1990s and early 2000s, he was best known as a leading man in rom-com films. How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Wedding planner And Failed to launch..
In a new interview on the “Good Trouble With Nick Kyrgios” podcast, which airs Wednesday, Nov. 20, McConaughey recalled how he found himself on “autopilot” in his career. And said, “No, full stop, no.”
“When I was doing rom-coms, and I was a friend of a rom-com … that was my lane and I liked that lane, that lane paid well, and it was working,” the actor said. said “I was so strong in that lane that anything outside of that lane, the plays and things I wanted to do, [they] As were, no, no, no, no, no. Hollywood said, ‘No, no, no, no, you must stay there, stay there.’
That’s when McConaughey knew he had to make a change.
“Because I couldn’t do what I wanted to do, I quit what I was doing and went to farm in Texas. I made a deal with my wife and said, ‘I’ll work until then. But won’t go back until I’m offered the roles I want to do,'” he added, referring to his wife. Camila Alves.
gave Interstellar The star said there were some “sinking” moments during the two years away from Hollywood. At one point, he even turned down a multi-million dollar action movie because he wanted to do something more serious.
“It was a good action comedy. It came with an offer of $8 million. I said, ‘No, thank you,'” he said, though he did not say which film he was asked to star in. Contact has been made. “They came back with an offer of $10 million. I said no thanks. They came back with an offer of $12 million. I said no thanks. They came back with an offer of $14.5 million. I said, ‘I Let him read it again.’
Ultimately, McConaughey said no, which he believes changed his fortunes in Hollywood.
“I think it was seen as the most rebellious move in Hollywood because it sent a signal that he wasn’t bluffing. And when you’ve got someone who’s not bluffing, his There’s something charming about,” she said. “I think he let Hollywood go, ‘You know what, he’s a new, new idea. He’s a new bright idea.'”
After that, McConaughey was offered the role. Killer Joe, soil, true detective And Dallas Buyers Clubproving himself as a serious dramatic actor.
“I was salivating when those offers came in, man. And I just kept walking and going back and forth and doing as much as I could and loving it and feeling every bit of it,” he said. said