'It Was Scary': Why Matthew McConaughey Passed on $14.5 Million

When Matthew McConaughey decided he wanted more challenging, meaningful work, he took a huge career risk. “All the things that I wanted just came to me, and I just said, ‘OK, here we go.’” See how he went from king of the rom-coms to Oscar-winning actor.

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[AARP]

"Alright, alright, alright." - David Wooderson

[mikewedgwood]

Imagine being so financially stable that you can say no to a 14.5 million dollar offer so that you can do what you have more passion for. See, that's what people mean when they say money can't buy happiness, but it can buy stability. Stability is the foundation where happiness grows.
Edit: As someone said below, all I'm saying is that its nice that he had the money to manifest this situation. Now remember, happiness only happens in moments. Some moments require money 💰 However, you can DEFINATELY make a have a ton of great moments and make great memories with ZERO money.

[anirudhasinghmertia]

When life gives you lemons, you throw them away and wait for them juicy oranges.
- Matthew McConaughey

[southernstar]

Interstellar, one of my favorite movies

[DebbieMarthey-jnkh]

I love Matthew McConaughey’s positive life choices. He’s a good guy❤️

[Ortholocks]

Love that magic mike was listed is the movies of “more challenging roles.”

[erichcolon]

The year of True Detective, Interstellar and Dallas Buyers Club.... I had never been blown away by multiple performances in such a short period by any actor or actress.. just amazing and inspiring work..

[corzinc]

I think true detective was his best work, that show was amazing and his acting was amazing

[AdrianH]

Interstellar, Greatest performance 👏 Seriously one of my favorite movies and this man made it what it was, perfection

[jonesy]

Performance in interstellar is was just amazing. Made me laugh made me cry, angry, on his side and thought great dad. What I'm trying to say is... Great actor 👍👏

[calebamore]

"As life happens"

Actually for most people the phone never rings. Ever.

[m.kelley]

I LOVE every movie this man has ever made, Matthew McConaughey is an amazing and awesome actor

[aminoria]

Of all his performance, it's Interstellar that really made me cry with his unmatched performance. Especially the scene where he cried watching his children turned into adult after just a couple of hours in a distant planet and the second scene where he blamed his past self while he was shouting inside the tesseract

[GrandmasterTune]

He’s a gem, I hope he’s around as long as Clint Eastwood

[billiejobaker]

You made me cry in Dallas Buyers Club. You’re a Great actor. Thank you

[stephengregory]

He held out for what he believed in and it paid off

[bakedinspiration]

True detective is one of the best crime dramas ever made. Bravo Matt

[gollese]

One of the best actors out there, could even listen to him talking about nothing 😄

[janieorr]

This man is truly a great actor. Love his movies.

[jenniferd]

When ya left Hollywood You visited your Mom often. My friend’s Mom lived Nextdoor 😊 You were always kind to my friend’s Mom! Thanks, It meant a lot!