Matthew McConaughey Stopped Acting for Two Years and Thought About Becoming a Teacher or Wildlife Guide Due to Rom-Com Fame: ‘It Was Scary’
20.06.2024 - 23:07
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Zack Sharf Digital News Director Matthew McConaughey recently told Glen Powell as part of an Interview magazine discussion that “it was scary” quitting Hollywood for two years when all that was being offered to him early in his career was romantic-comedy films. McConaughey was a king of the genre thanks to films like “The Wedding Planner,” “How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days,” “Failure To Launch,” “Fool’s Gold,” and “Ghosts Of Girlfriends Past,” nearly all of which grossed over $100 million at the worldwide box office. But the more rom-coms McConaughey made the less Hollywood wanted him starring in anything else.
“I’ve usually zigged when I felt like Hollywood wanted me to zag,” McConaughey said. “When I had my rom-com years, there was only so much bandwidth I could give to those, and those were some solid hits for me. But I wanted to try some other stuff.
Of course I wasn’t getting it, so I had to leave Hollywood for two years.” “Dude, it was scary. I had long talks with my wife about needing to find a new vocation,” he continued, remembering saying at the time: “I think I’m going to teach high school classes. I think I’m going to study to be a conductor.
I think I’m going to go be a wildlife guide.” “I honestly thought, ‘I stepped out of Hollywood. I got out of my lane,'” McConaughey added. “The lane Hollywood said I should stay in, and Hollywood’s like, “Well, fuck you, dude.
You should have stayed in your lane. Later…It was scary. The days are long—the sense of insignificance.
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