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Matthew McConaughey's Famous Lines

Movie/TV title: Dazed and Confused (1993)
Character name: David Wooderson
Quote(s):

David Wooderson: Man, it's the same bullshit they tried to pull in my day. If it ain't that piece of paper, there's some other choice they're gonna try and make for you. You gotta do what Randall Pink Floyd wants to do man. Let me tell you this, the older you do get the more rules they're gonna try to get you to follow. You just gotta keep livin' man, L-I-V-I-N.

David Wooderson: Let me tell you what Melba Toast is packin' right here, all right. We got 4:11 Positrac outback, 750 double pumper, Edelbrock intake, bored over 30, 11 to 1 pop-up pistons, turbo-jet 390 horsepower. We're talkin' some fuckin' muscle.

Movie/TV title: The Return of the Chainsaw Massacre
Character name: Vilmer
Quote(s):

Sean: What are you gonna do?
Vilmer: Well, first, I'm gonna kill you. It ain't no fuckin biggie.
Vilmer: Of course, it's different for every individual.

Vilmer: Welcome... to myyyyy world!

Vilmer: Why are my batteries not charged?

Movie/TV title: A Time to Kill (1996)
Character name: Jake Tyler Brigance
Quote(s):

Jake Tyler Brigance: What is it in us that seeks the truth? Is it our minds or is it our hearts?

Jake Tyler Brigance: And until we can see each other as equals, justice is never going to be even-handed. It will remain nothing more than a reflection of our own prejudices.

Jake Tyler Brigance: I can't be you, Lucian.
Lucien Wilbanks: Don't be me, Jake. Be better than me.

Movie/TV title: Contact (1997)
Character name: Palmer Joss
Quote(s):

Palmer Joss: The reason I didn't vote for you to go Ellie, was a good reason but it wasn't the real one. I didn't vote for you to go, because I don't want to lose you. Now you find your way home, all right?

Palmer Joss: By doing this, you're willing to give your life, you're willing to die for it. Why?
Ellie Arroway: For as long as I can remember, I've been searching for something, some reason why we're here. What are we doing here? Who are we? If this is a chance to find out even just a little part of that answer... I don't know, I think it's worth a human life. Don't you?

Movie/TV title: The Newton Boys (1997)
Character name: Willis Newton
Quote(s):

Willis Newton: So, what's a fella do in Omaha?
Louise: Well, he could chew gum.

Willis Newton: This isn't a real job.
Jess Newton: It is real. It is real fun.

Willis Newton: Welcome to Omaha, boys!

Movie/TV title: EdTV (1999)
Character name: Ed Pekurny
Quote(s):

Al: How about sex?
Ed: I'm sorry, Al, but I'm gonna have to pass. And it's not an age thing, 'cause you are still a handsome man.

Ed: He cheated on you?
Ed's mother: Well, he had medical problems, he said the woman he was with was a nurse.
Ed: And you believed him!
Ed's mother: Well, she had white shoes.
Ed: So does Grandma! So does Sahquille O-Neil!

Movie/TV title: The Wedding Planer (2001)
Character name: Steve Edison
Quote(s):

Steve: Fran is great. But... what if what I think is great really is great, but not as great as something greater?

Steve: Do you ever think about that night at the park?
Mary: What?
Steve: I barely know you. I don't know your dad's first name, I don't know if you ever wore braces, or contacts, or glasses and I have no idea how you came to be a wedding planner, Mary. But I do know the curves of your face. And I know every fleck of gold in your eyes. I know that the night at the park was the best time I've ever had. Pl-please say something.
Mary: I'm a magnet for unavailable men, and I'm sick of it. It's simple, I love Fran, I respect her, and she loves you. So besides your tux measurements, that's all I need to know. Please go away.

Movie/TV title: Reign of Fire (2002)
Character name: Denton Van Zan
Quote(s):

Denton Van Zan: Look out that window, Eden isn't burning its burnt.

Denton Van Zan: You see they have great vision during the day, and even better vision at night. But in the failing light, they can't focus. Magic hour.

Denton Van Zan: Envy the country that has heroes, huh? I say pity the country that needs them.

Movie/TV title: How To Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003)
Character name: Ben
Quote(s):

Andie: True or False: All's fair in love and war.
Ben: True.
Andie: Great answer.
Ben: Good question!

Ben: You're already falling in love with me. (to himself, waving goodbye)
Andie: I'm gonna make you wish you were dead. (blows away a kiss to Ben up on his balcony)
Andie: Poor guy.

Movie/TV title: We Are Marshall (2006)
Character name: Jack Lengyel
Quote(s):

Jack Lengyel: When I heard about what had happened, your situation, the only thing I could think about was the four of them. I thought about how much they mean to me, about how bad it would hurt if... well if I was to lose them. Then I thought about a team, and a school, and a town thats gotta be hurtin' real bad. And I thought, hell, maybe I could help.

Jack Lengyel: One day, not today, not tomorrow, not this season, probably not next season either but one day, you and I are gonna wake up and suddenly we're gonna be like every other team in every other sport where winning is everything and nothing else matters. And when that day comes, well thats, thats when we'll honor them.

Jack Lengyel: We are.
Young Thundering Herd: Marshall!
Jack Lengyel: We are!
Young Thundering Herd: Marshall!
Jack Lengyel: The funerals end today!

Movie/TV title: Fool's Gold (2008)
Character name: Benjamin Finnegan
Quote(s):

Tess Finnegan: It's not here.
Benjamin Finnegan: I refuse to believe that.
Tess Finnegan: Well, just because you refuse to believe something doesn't make it true. Or false. Or... whatever the hell I'm saying.
Benjamin Finnegan: Something wrong, Tess?
Tess Finnegan: Something wrong? Why would anything be wrong? We just had sex in a church - and we're not even married - and now we're gonna dig up a grave! I mean, what is that, like a triple sin? I'm surprised we haven't been struck by lightning.

Movie/TV title: Tropic Thunder (2008)
Character name: Rick Peck
Quote(s):

Tugg Speedman: I killed one, Rick... the thing I love most in the world.
Rick Peck: A hooker. Oh Jesus, you killed a hooker!

Rick Peck: How's the adoption thing going?
Tugg Speedman: Not good.
Rick Peck: At least you get to choose yours. I'm stuck with mine.

Matthew McConaughey Quotes

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There are certain nights you and your image just aren't in the same bed.

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

My best quality is that I'm a big hearted person. I'm resilient, too. My worst quality is selfishness, although everyone is guilty of that to an extent. Everyone should be, I think -- you need to respect yourself.

Traveling is a great love of mine. I love South America and Africa. I'm your ultimate backpacker when I'm away. It's just me and my backpack. It's good for getting away from the industry.

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

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.

Life is a series of commas, not periods.

No computer, no gadget, no trickery. I am an animal, it is a plant. I will beat the weed!

She's a cool ghost. Maybe me being nude all the time is why we get along.
I thought this was a great story about a winner who starts losing, and if you're a winner, what do you do if you lose, and how do you get out of that hole?

Once we were doing a scene, and suddenly, right in the middle of the take, he stops and looks at me and says I don't believe you". That'll stop you in your tracks. When Al Pacino tells you that he doesn't believe you, you believe it.

My favorite thing to do between working is go drive around the roads and highways of America camping out. So this time I'm still camping out, but I also have my house, my canoe, wrapped in a 'Sahara' billboard. So I'm combining the two, a road trip, plus I'm selling. It's nice.

You can make these things for cheap. This one cost $35 million. You make $70 million on "The Wedding Planner", you're dancing in the streets. You make $70 million on "Sahara", you're not dancing in the streets.

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.

Quotes About Matthew McConaughey

Quote: Oscars? Oscar who? Matthew McConaughey and his baby mama Camila Alves couldn't have looked less fussed about missing the Academy Awards yesterday as they strolled Rio de Janeiro with bare feet and minimal clothing. And shit, can you blame 'em?
Who said/wrote it: Celebuzz

Quote: There is no question that Matthew McConaughey is one of today's most popular personalities and successful entrepreneurs
Who said/wrote it: Ron Spaulding, PR Newswire

Quote: He might get someone pregnant and fall in love with the kid, like Matthew McConaughey did
Who said/wrote it: OK!

Quote: Drew Barrymore stars as a girl named Loser, whose romantically frustrated sister and realtor, Winner (Katherine Marie Heigl, Grey’s Anatomy), becomes jealous when Loser finds the man of her dreams (Matthew McConaughey).
Who said/wrote it: New York Magazine

Quote: Ghosts of Girlfriends Past - A modern re-imagining of A Christmas Carol in which Matthew McConaughey is visited by several ghosts that force him to review the numerous relationships of his past, present and future, teaching the consummate bachelor to change his philandering ways and settle down with his true love (Jennifer Garner).
Who said/wrote it: An Internet Personality named "I Watch Stuff!"

Quote: The beach gods have apparently heard my cries of distress, because a day after I was complaining about Matthew McConaughey wearing too many clothes, he showed up at the beach in a tank top.
Who said/wrote it: Celebuzz

Quote: It's so cold Matthew McConaughey actually put on a shirt.
Who said/wrote it: Asbury Park Press

Quote: If the Jets don't win something this year, next September they'll be faced with a 40-year old Favre pulling down $13 million of precious salary-cap money. Where will the Jets' rebuilding plans be then? They've mortgaged their future on a quarterback in his John McCain years who combines the intellect of L'il Abner with the ego of Matthew McConaughey.
Who said/wrote it: Village Voice

Quote: Embarking on parenthood and embracing environmentalism are significant lifestyle choices for actors today, making the SAG Awards a natural fit for our products ... We have received wonderful feedback from celebrity moms and dads, such as Gretchen Mol, Matthew McConaughey and Mary Louise Parker, who are sharing the healthful benefits of Epicuren Baby products with their children and the planet.
Who said/wrote it: Kim Walls, Emediawire.com

Quote: Yesterday I identified that the part in The Wedding Planner, where Jennifer Lopez is coherent enough to make a joke and fall instantly in love with Matthew McConaughey after sustaining a slight concussion is unrealistic
Who said/wrote it: The A.V. Club

Quote: What people had to say about Kobe Bryant. Apparently, he is the No. 1 most obnoxious and most arrogant celebrity in the view of VIP hosts and No. 2 might surprise you: Matthew McConaughey. I've always got a strange vibe from him. He is not a nice guy it turns out, very full of himself.
Who said/wrote it: Los Angeles Times

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