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Matthew McConaughey Recalls Making Pact With Wife To Remain In Texas Unless He Got Offered Roles Outside Of Rom-Coms

Matthew McConaughey spoke about when he refused to return to Hollywood for rom-coms and how a career pact with his wife kept him to his word.

While speaking with Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios on his Good Trouble podcast, the How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days star recalled a time in his professional life when he felt was on “autopilot” and not producing performances that resonated with him. That’s what ultimately led to subsequent films like Killer Joe, True Detective, Dallas Buyers Club and Mud, he said. McConaughey has previously opened up about the (literal) risky move, telling Glen Powell during a conversation with Interview magazine earlier this summer that he has “usually zigged when I felt like Hollywood wanted me to zag.

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