Matthew McConaughey Reveals Why He and His Family Left Hollywood

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Matthew McConaughey is much than alright, alright, alright astir his decision.

Before the Oscar victor earned awards for projects similar True Detective and Dallas Buyers Club, helium made his sanction successful a slew of romanticist comedies during the earlier aughts. And portion films similar How to Lose a Guy successful 10 Days paid the bills, the genre yet led to his departure from Hollywood successful 2010.

"I was the rom-com dude and that was my lane," Matthew shared connected the Good Trouble with Nick Kyrgios podcast Nov. 20. "It was working. But I was truthful beardown successful that lane that thing extracurricular of that lane that I wanted to do, Hollywood said, 'No, no, no. You enactment close there.'"

"Since I couldn't bash what I wanted to do, I stopped doing what I was doing and I moved down to the ranch successful Texas," the Magic Mike actor—who joined Camila Alves in 2012—continued. "I went determination and made a pact with my woman and said, 'I'm not going backmost to enactment unless I get offered roles I privation to do.'"

Reflecting connected the authorities of his vocation was what helium needed to acceptable his boundaries.

"The devil's successful the infinite yeses, not the nos," Matthew explained. "'No' is conscionable arsenic important, if not much important. Especially if you person immoderate level of occurrence and access. No becomes much important than 'yes.'"

"We each look astir and spot we've overleveraged our beingness with yeses and go, 'Geez, oh, man, I'm making C minuses and each that s--t successful my beingness due to the fact that I said yes to excessively galore things,'" helium continued. "I had galore times successful my beingness wherever I'm going, 'Man, I'm going done autopilot close now.' and I whitethorn beryllium reasoning I'm handling everything alright but I don't consciousness immoderate of it. I've had times successful my beingness wherever I've said, 'Nope. Full stop.'"

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Although the 55-year-old—who shares kids Levi, 16, Vida, 14, and Livingston, 11, with Camila—doesn't regret drafting his enactment successful the stand, helium admits that 2 years aft starring successful 2009's Ghosts of Girlfriends Past were "wobbly." 

For Matthew, expecting his eldest was what helium needed arsenic helium came to presumption with his choice.

"There was intent coming to look guardant to," helium recalled of the time. "But I was inactive like, 'Man's gotta work.' I've got to craft. Making chimes and moving successful the plot wasn't cutting it."

Even so, the Interstellar prima said helium adjacent turned down a multi-million dollar enactment drama movie during that clip to prosecute much superior projects.

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"You commencement to spot and marque consciousness of the satellite done the lens of having children," helium told E! News past September. "And evidently, I person immoderate dreams done that lens arsenic well." 

And he's adjacent learned immoderate indispensable skills from his kids. "Levi continues to thatch maine consideration," helium added. "He's an highly considerate young antheral and I admit that astir him."

Meanwhile, Livingston "reminds maine of the powerfulness of implicit singular focus. When he's got a project, whether it's a athletics oregon homework oregon drawing, helium zeroes successful and the remainder of the satellite is gone." As for Vida? He added, "She's a existent peacemaker." 

Now, work connected for saccharine looks astatine Matthew and Camila's family.

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"You commencement to spot and marque consciousness of the satellite done the lens of having children," helium told E! News past September. "And evidently, I person immoderate dreams done that lens arsenic well." 

And he's adjacent learned immoderate indispensable skills from his kids. "Levi continues to thatch maine consideration," helium added. "He's an highly considerate young antheral and I admit that astir him."

Meanwhile, Livingston "reminds maine of the powerfulness of implicit singular focus. When he's got a project, whether it's a athletics oregon homework oregon drawing, helium zeroes successful and the remainder of the satellite is gone." As for Vida? He added, "She's a existent peacemaker." 

Now, work connected for saccharine looks astatine Matthew and Camila's family.

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The Trio

Matthew McConaughey and woman Camilla Alves McConaughey's kids LivingstonVida and Levi airs for a 2022 pic.

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Family First

Levi shared this household photograph successful grant of his dad's day 54th day successful 2023, penning connected Instagram, "People cognize Matthew Mcconaughey arsenic an Actor and present a writer, but I cognize him arsenic my father."

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The Gang's All Here

"The antheral who ever makes clip for america nary substance what, the antheral who’s ever determination for america nary substance what," Levi continued successful his day tribute, and the antheral that taught maine to admit the travel and not conscionable the destination."

He added, "The journeys conscionable getting started…Happy day Papai."

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Look Up

Camila and Livingston checked retired the star exclipse successful April 2024.

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Baller Lifestyle

Matthew and Livingston met Golden State Warriors prima Draymond Green in November 2023.

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Paris Fashion Week

This household clip astatine Paris Fashion Week was magnifique!

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Braving Waves

"Surf souvenirs," Matthew captioned this March 2023 pic of son Levi.

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Hairy Situation

The Oscar victor gave Livingston a haircut arsenic Levi looked connected successful February 2023.

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Best Uncle

"Uncle @woodyharrelson is questioning if the barroom is vegan oregon not!!!" Camila wrote connected Instagram successful January 2023 for her and Matthew's girl Vida's 13th birthday. "How does this spell people! Time flies… 13! You are my ray of sunshine Vida!!!"

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Too Cool

Livingston lived it up successful a brace of sunglasses, with ma Camila penning connected instagram, "Going thru photos and uncovering each kinds of photos taken by the kids!" 

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Play Time

"We cognize we emotion them," Camila jokingly captioned this enactment changeable of her 3 kids, "and they emotion america heavy down nether all…a cupcake, a pie, a card, a telephone call."

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Going Camping

In December 2022, Camila wrote, "We get the trailer they are liable for the tent… #ontheroad."

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Batter Up

The mates and their kids Levi and Vida caught a shot crippled betwixt the New York Yankees and Texas Rangers successful Arlington, Texas.

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Family Night

Matthew brought his household to the 2014 Mack, Jack & McConaughey Gala.

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Reading Time

"Kids speechmaking clip by the fire!" Camila wrote in December 2022. "Fun publication @reesewitherspoon !! Ladies and gentlemen if you don't person it clip to get it! Great acquisition too!"

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Red Carpet Ready

The full household was dressed to impressment astatine the 2019 Texas Medal Of Arts Awards successful Austin, Texas.

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Star Power

Matthew and his household attended his Hollywood Walk of Fame prima ceremonial successful 2014.

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