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Matthew McConaughey reveals why he 'had to leave Hollywood for two years' and almost quit acting: 'I got out of my lane'

After working at his alma mater UT Austin and even considering a gubernatorial run in the Lone Star State, Matthew McConaughey revealed he considered giving up acting for good

The Academy Award winner, 54, revealed he 'stepped out of Hollywood' for two years as he considered leaving the industry altogether, while speaking with Glen Powell for Interview Magazine. 'For me, going back to A Time to Kill, after I first had a big success in a major studio picture and became famous, I remembered that the Thursday before that movie opened, there's 100 scripts out there that I would've done, and 99 of them I could not book,' said McConaughey. The Dazed and Confused star, 54, moved home to Texas in 2014 with Alves, 41, and their sons Levi, 15, Livingston, 11, and 14-year-old daughter Vida

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