By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Matthew McConaughey is a native of Texas, but that’s not the only reason he and his family now reside there. During a recent appearance on the “Good Trouble” podcast, the Oscar-winning actor spoke with tennis pro Nick Kyrgios about his life and career. One thing he learned, McConaughey said, was the importance of saying no. “No, is just as important, if not more important. Especially if you have some level of …

KIFI

Idaho Falls

Bonneville County

Idaho

United States

Matthew McConaughey talks relocating to Texas to escape being the ‘rom-com dude’

McConaughey and his wife relocated to Texas with their three children

Ad Fontes Media

All Sides

Media Bias/Fact Check

The Independent

Evgeny Lebedev

London

Greater London

England

United Kingdom

Matthew McConaughey shares ‘pact’ he made with wife Camila after leaving Hollywood

Matthew McConaughey is a native of Texas, but that’s not the only reason he and his family now live there.

Warner Bros. Discovery

Atlanta

Fulton County

Georgia

News-Press & Gazette Company

Matthew McConaughey recently told Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios on the latter’s “Good Trouble” podcast that he abandoned Hollywood and moved his family to Texas when the industry refused to let him branch out of romantic comedies. The Oscar winner was a titan of the genre at the time, with films like “The Wedding Planner,” “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days,” “Failure To Launch,” “Fool’s Gold” and “Ghosts of Girlfriends Past” all surpassing o…

Variety

Penske Media Corporation

Los Angeles

Los Angeles County

California

Matthew McConaughey Made a Pact With His Wife After Leaving Hollywood for Texas: ‘I’m Not Going Back Unless I Get Offered Roles’ That Aren’t Rom-Coms

Matthew McConaughey may be a king of rom-coms, but all was not all right, all right, all right at one point in his acting career. 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 […]

Deadline

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

Matthew McConaughey is opening up about why he left Hollywood for Texas. The Oscar winner, 55, earned critical acclaim for his roles in True Detective and The Dallas Buyers Club, but in the late 1990s and early 2000s, he was best known as a leading man in rom-com movies such as How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, The Wedding Planner and Failure to Launch. In a new interview on the “Good Trouble With Nick Kyrgios” podcast, which is set to drop in full …

US Magazine

Leon Cooperman

Matthew McConaughey Moved to Texas to Stop Being the ‘Rom-Com Dude’

(CNN) — Matthew McConaughey is a native of Texas, but that’s not the only reason he and his family now reside there.

WAAY-TV

Entertainment Studios

Huntsville

Madison County

Alabama

Devilishly handsome and naturally charming, Matthew McConaughey was once the paradigm of a leading man in a romantic comedy.However, the Academy Award-winning actor, now 55, chose to literally and figuratively move on to greener pastures nearly two decades ago, leaving his curated "rom-com dude" identity behind in Hollywood and moving to his ranch in Texas, where he could be more selective about roles."Look, man, the devil’s in the infinite yese…

WWBL

Washington

Daviess County

Indiana

Matthew McConaughey ditched Hollywood for Texas, turned down $14.5M offer after being dubbed ‘rom-com dude’

KION

Matthew McConaughey made a very deliberate decision when he stepped away from his romantic-comedy era in film. It was a lucrative part of his career, so he knew he was taking a risk by telling Hollywood that he wasn’t available for those roles anymore.  
	The 55-year-old actor explained his major career decision on the Wednesday, Nov. 20 episode of Good Trouble with Nick Kyrgios. “That was my lane, and I liked that lane. That lane paid well, and…

SheKnows

Matthew McConaughey Admits He Had 'Wobbly' Financial Years After Refusing to Do Another Rom Com

Matthew McConaughey talks relocating to Texas to escape being the ‘rom-com dude’

Coverage Details

Bias Distribution

Ownership

Similar News Topics

Similar News Topics