Becomes United States citizen
Alves becomes a United States citizen. McConaughey and their three children join her at the courthouse for a special ceremony.
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Expected to play ‘The Stand’ villain
0 CommentsMcConaughey is expected to play the role of villain, Randall Flagg, in director Josh Boone’s The Stand, a four-part movie series based on Stephen King’s 1978 novel.
Hollywood Walk of Fame
McConaughey receives a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame. McConaughey attends the ceremony with wife, Camila Alves, and their children Levi, Vida and Livingston.
It's a family affair today…the stars are aligned!!
— Camila Alves (@iamcamilaalves) November 17, 2014
People cover
McConaughey appears on the cover of People magazine’s November 17 issue. He writes about the ten moments that changed his life as a guest writer for the magazine. On the loss of his father, Jim:
A boy loses his father, he quickly becomes a man. I was 22. I remember clearly the sobriety I felt in the pain of my father passing. The sorrow refined me, and I never looked at the world the same again.
Sells clothes for charity
0 CommentsMcConaughey sells clothes from his closet on the Sharity.org website to earn money for his charity, j.k. livin Foundation, which focuses on promoting healthy living for children. McConaughey:
From moms to dad, to family, to community, it takes the best will and support from everyone to raise the healthiest children we have in society.
Interstellar
0 CommentsIn this science-fiction drama, directed by Christopher Nolan, McConaughey plays Cooper, a former NASA pilot and engineer. Cooper leaves his family to explore another galaxy to find a potentially habitable planet, carrying with him the seeds of human life in an effort to save mankind. Co-starring Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain.
At the heart of it, I saw this character, a father who had children, who had a choice, the most extreme circumstances: to go off, live a dream — not only a personal dream but also something that could also salvage humanity.
GQ cover
McConaughey appears on the cover of the November issue of GQ. McConaughey discusses his marriage to Camila Alves and having children. McConaughey on proposing to Alves:
I had to get to the point where I saw it as more than just the thing to do. You know, I didn’t want it to be a destination; the fun is that we’re on the adventure together. And look, some of it had to do with her putting it on me. It took her going, ‘C’mon, Big Boy, Mr. Easygoing-We’ll-Get-to-It-When-We-Get-to-It. Either s–t or get off the pot.
Voices opinion on ‘Redskins’ controversy
McConaughey voices his opinion on the controversy over the name of his favorite pro football team Washington Redskins in an interview with GQ.
Man, it’s twofold. What interests me is how quickly it got pushed into the social consciousness. We were all fine with it since the 1930s, and all of a sudden we go, “No, gotta change it”? It seems like when the first levee breaks, everybody gets on board. I know a lot of Native Americans don’t have a problem with it, but they’re not going to say, “No, we really want the name.” That’s not how they’re going to use their pulpit. It’s like my feeling about gun control: “I get it. You have the right to have guns. But look, let’s forget that right. Let’s forget the pleasure you get safely on your range, because it’s in the wrong hands in other places. It’s just… I love the emblem. I dig it. It gives me a little fire and some oomph. But now that it’s in the court of public opinion, it’s going to change. I wish it wouldn’t, but it will.
American Cinematheque roast
0 CommentsMcConaughey is roasted by several of his leading ladies at the American Cinematheque annual awards celebration. Those honoring McConaughey include Reese Witherspoon, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Jennifer Garner and Kate Hudson. Hudson on McConaughey visiting her parents cabin in Canada:
I found him standing on a rock, butt-naked, howling [at the moon]. I was like, ‘Okay – there’s Matthew McConaughey.
Witherspoon:
He’s the kind of guy who dances with your mother at your wedding. He danced with my mother – everyone’s mother! That’s the kind of person that you have on your speed dial. He cares. He really cares about people, and I think that comes through in his work.
Emmy nomination
McConaughey is nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama at the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards for portraying Detective Rustin Cohle on True Detective.
I am honored to be nominated with such a talented field of actors. This is a tremendous category filled with some riveting performances. Thank you for this recognition.
People cover
McConaughey appears on the cover of People to discuss marriage, his career, and fatherhood.
My life outside my career is extremely enriching. So I am letting that feed my work, and letting my work feed my life. If I can keep that reciprocity going, that’s where I’d like to be.
Wins Oscar
McConaughey wins Best Actor Oscar for his performance in Dallas Buyers Club. He beats Christian Bale, Bruce Dern, Chiwetel Ejiorfor, and Leonardo DiCaprio. This is his first Oscar nomination and win. He thanks God, his wife and children, and his mother and father. He ends with his signature line from Dazed and Confused:
All right, all right, all right.
Nominated for Oscar
McConaughey is nominated for Best Actor at the 86th Academy Awards for portraying Ron Woodroof in Dallas Buyers Club.
This is the first time for me to be nominated, to be a part of a film and a performance that’s been making these award rounds and people are shining a light on it. Whether it ever happens again, I don’t know. Even if it does, it’s still my first time.
Wins Golden Globe
0 CommentsMcConaughey wins the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Drama at the 71st Golden Globes for his portrayal of Ron Woodroof in Dallas Buyers Club.
This movie was never about dyin’, it was always about livin’, with that I say, just keep.
Dallas Buyers Club
0 CommentsMcConaughey plays Ron Woodroof, who is diagnosed with AIDS and given 30 days to live. He initially refuses to accept the diagnosis, but after being ostracized by family and friends, fired from his job, and evicted from his home, he sets out to help other victims get off-label drugs that will keep them alive. This biographical drama is directed by Jean-Marc Vallée and co-stars Jennifer Garner and Jared Leto.
When that came out, remember, no one knew about the disease or where it came from. Everyone thought it was a homosexual disease. This guy gets it; he thought he had a flu, a bug he can’t kick. He took his life into his own hands and really pioneered progressive research into unapproved vitamins and drugs that the FDA wasn’t letting into America for people with HIV to take at the time. It’s a wonderful story told from an original point of view. I haven’t seen the subject matter told from the point of view of a heterosexual man.
Mud
0 CommentsIn this drama-thriller directed by Jeff Nichols. McConaughey plays Mud, who is hiding out on an island in the Mississippi. Mud befriends two boys and describes fantastic scenarios-he killed a man in Texas and vengeful bounty hunters are coming to get him. Co-starring Resse Witherspoon, and Samp Shepard.
There have been characters I’ve met, and most of them probably being in the rural South [who] had little, you know … bits of knowledge like Mud, but nobody as fully committed and with a full constitution like Mud. I mean, Mud, if he ever came to the so-called mainland and got off of the proverbial island and was sort of reined in by civilization, I don’t think he’d survive. So he’s really getting his knowledge from the stars, from the river, from Mother Nature — and that’s one of the great things about the South. [It’s] inevitable that’s where you’re gaining your knowledge of how the world works, because you’re just engrossed in the middle of Mother Nature.
Matthew McConaughey interview
0 CommentsElle Magazine interviews McConaughey about losing 45 pounds for his part as Ron Woodroof in the film The Dallas Buyers Club.
I got down to 137 pounds. My body was like a baby bird in its nest with its mouth open, ‘Feed me, feed me. Finally it just goes, ‘Damn man, Dad’s not going to feed us!’ The hardest part is, the day seems four hours longer. You’re forced to entertain yourself because food is entertainment, you know? We spend so much time sublimatin’, thinkin’ about, What am I going to have for lunch, dinner?
Magic Mike
0 CommentsMcConaughey plays Mike Lane, who has big plans for a business of his own but pays his bills through a series of odd jobs, most notably performing as the star stripper at Xquisite Strip Club in Tampa, in this comedy drama directed by Steven Soderbergh. Co-starring Channing Tatum, Alex Pettyfer, Cody Horn, Matt Bomer, Olivia Munn, and Joe Manganiello.
The character was a wonderful capitalist. He was a hardcore capitalist. My mind worked a lot in preparation of this character, in terms of what’s going to make the most money. How are we going to entertain these women for two hours? The music has to be on cue, the lighting, the intros, exits, keep the show going. We’re not going to do any of that goofy stuff with dwarfs coming out. No one is going to be running out with big dildos sticking out of their thongs.
Killer Joe
0 CommentsMcConaughey plays Joe Cooper, a police detective who has a side career as a contract killer will do the job for an upfront fee, that Chris (Emile Hirsch) and Ansel (Thomas Haden Church) can’t pay. Joe offers to take Chris’ younger sister Dottie (Juno Temple) as a “retainer” until the insurance comes through. This action drama is directed by William Friedkin and co-stars Gina Gershon.
Joe is like a black panther.Every movement is deliberate, minimal. Never really exposing light, not out to really define himself, not out to help you understand who he is, not out to ‘let’s keep this conversation rolling.’ Not out to make friends.
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People cover
McConaughey and his wife, Alves, appears on the cover of People to discuss the ceremony they had and how their son wanted them to marry. Source:
No one could hear what Matthew said to her. Everyone could see Camila’s reaction: First she was smiling and laughing, then you could see her crying. One of the most emotional moments was something nobody could hear. It was beautiful.