Published 17:14 IST, October 26th 2020
Matthew McConaughey reveals how a 20-month hiatus allowed him to reinvent his roles
Matthew McConaughey recently opened up about the time he took a 20-month hiatus from Hollywood to reinvent himself as a dramatic actor
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Hollywood actor Matw McConaughey since beginning of his career mostly played cookie-cutter roles in rom-com films. McConaughey has an extended list of romantic films ranging from Ghosts of Girlfriends Past to Fool's Gold. However, actor soon turned to starring in more serious films in terms of content, which landed him an Acemy Award and Emmy mination. In his latest interview with Bill Maher, promoting his memoir titled Greenlights, McConaughey explained how he changed public and studio perception about him as an actor.
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Matw McConaughey's hiatus details
During his interview, Matw expressed that he was always rom-com guy and that dramatic roles which he always wished to do were somehow out of his reach. He described himself to be 'Shirtless guy on beach' in his films expressing that he was fine with being that. He revealed that he took a 20-month sabbatical from Hollywood where he also turned down a $14.5 million offer for a romantic-comedy film which eventually did t get me.
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However, actor expressed that once he was away from Hollywood for a substantial period of time, 14 months to be precise, he stopped getting any rom-com which allowed him to transform into a 'new good idea'. idea which McConaughey expressed himself to be was with regards to his work in films like Lincoln Lawyer, Killer Joe, and Mud. se early McConaughey renaissance films allowed him to be viewed by makers as a serious actor which eventually brought him an Oscar award with Dallas Buyers Club. But during interview, Maher claimed that actor could only make a comeback as a serious actor because of his innate likeability.
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On or hand, McConaughey has recently joined Instagram where he can be seen sharing tidbits from his life and stories from his film sets in a video series. He is also gearing up to voice character of titular character of Jack Nichols' new podcast series titled Hank Cowdog. Besides Matw, podcast will also feature Kirsten Dunst, Scoot McNairy, and more.
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17:14 IST, October 26th 2020