{"id":21307,"date":"2023-01-02T23:52:34","date_gmt":"2023-01-02T23:52:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoptraveler.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/02\/exclusive-interview-with-matthew-mcconaughey\/"},"modified":"2023-01-02T23:52:34","modified_gmt":"2023-01-02T23:52:34","slug":"exclusive-interview-with-matthew-mcconaughey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoptraveler.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/02\/exclusive-interview-with-matthew-mcconaughey\/","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive Interview with Matthew McConaughey"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Pursuitist highlight on our unique interview with Matthew McConaughey. A glance again on the Pursuitist interview with the Academy award-winning actor on the launch of the Lincoln MKC. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Matthew McConaughey is a kind of uncommon Hollywood luminaries who doesn\u2019t search the highlight, however it all the time appears to be on him anyway. Living in Austin, Texas the place he studied legislation on the University of Texas earlier than deciding to grow to be an actor, he eschews the standard trappings of a life in movie, selecting as a substitute to spend break day the set in his house state with household and associates.<\/p>\n

An Academy Award successful actor for his brave efficiency in Dallas Buyer\u2019s Club, McConaughey avoids typecasting having performed main and supporting roles in comedies, dramas, horror movies, interval items and sci-fi epics. His flip as detective Rustin Cohle in HBO\u2019s True Detective added to his acclaim, incomes him greatest actor nominations from each the Screen Actors Guild and Golden Globes.<\/p>\n

His most up-to-date starring function has been as a spokesperson for Lincoln Motor Company, which, together with the introduction of the very succesful MKC<\/a>, has helped the automobile firm considerably improve its gross sales prior to now yr, one thing he takes nice satisfaction in.<\/p>\n

I caught up with Matthew at his annual fundraising occasion, Mack, Jack & McConaughey<\/a> on the Austin City Limits Theater and he shared a number of ideas with me about automobiles, his relationship with Lincoln and life normally.<\/p>\n

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Thanks for giving me a couple of minutes of your time throughout this busy weekend.<\/strong>
Don\u2019t point out it. I\u2019m pleased to be right here.<\/p>\n

In your business for the MKC, you say \u201cI\u2019ve been driving a Lincoln long before anyone paid me to.\u201d What was the primary Lincoln you drove and what did you want about it?<\/strong>
It actually started within the movie The Lincoln Lawyer. I appreciated that \u201986 Town Car a lot I purchased it. I simply cherished the way it felt. How it drove. Sometimes I like driving it as a result of it\u2019s so easy. I had a Navigator after that, and we had an Aviator that my then girlfriend, my spouse now, drove. She cherished it.<\/p>\n

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Talk to me in regards to the promoting marketing campaign.<\/strong>
Obviously the connection\u2019s going properly. I\u2019ve been pleased creatively with the spots.<\/p>\n

Are they scripted?<\/strong>
Minimally, they\u2019ve been very inclusive, I imply, look, they\u2019re sensible they need me to greater than approve of them, they need me to get off to the concept and prefer it. So the company and I get collectively and we\u2019ll discuss. We had a primary preliminary assembly the place we talked about who they’re, what Lincoln stands for and why they got here to me. We talked about the place that symbiosis is and the place we meet minds right here, and naturally promote. But I don\u2019t need to be a salesman, I don\u2019t need to be up there and go \u2018Hey, buy a Lincoln!\u2019 I stated, \u2018I\u2019m not shopping for that.\u2019 And they stated that\u2019s not what we would like. So we talked and I stated, \u2018Look man, I like telling stories.\u2019 I don\u2019t need to sound like an commercial. So the very first thing they confirmed me, I used to be like, that’s actually attention-grabbing. It\u2019s introspective. It\u2019s quirky. Some persons are going to assume that is bizarre. Great. They\u2019re going to assume it\u2019s humorous. I believe it\u2019s form of humorous. I additionally assume it\u2019s very true. Shoot, I discuss to myself on a regular basis so I simply obtained to do it in a automobile business.<\/p>\n

So what do you concentrate on the parodies?<\/strong>
Hey, complimentary derivatives. I haven\u2019t seen all of them, however what occurred is nice. Because consciousness doesn\u2019t imply exercise. We obtained consciousness however we additionally made an impression so folks not solely stated I\u2019ve seen it all over the place, however they obtained up and stated I need one. That\u2019s the place the magic occurred someplace.<\/p>\n

Are you a automobile man?<\/strong>
A automobile and truck man. I wish to customise issues. I custom-made the again of that previous Lincoln after Lincoln Lawyer to be my cellular workplace. I had a kind of little laptop computer desks like in a police automobile, and I had a cooler in there, in order that was my cellular workplace. Then I had a van that I custom-made so I might principally dwell out of that whereas I traveled after which I graduated to an Airstream. I\u2019ve obtained three Airstreams now they usually\u2019re all custom-made alternative ways. The benefit of these is there\u2019s not sufficient sq. footage to blow all of your cash.<\/p>\n

So you\u2019re a automobile man, a journey man, do you ever take highway journeys?<\/strong>
Hell yeah.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s your favourite vacation spot?<\/strong>
I solely choose one factor; North, South, East or West. I simply get on the highway and go. That\u2019s the purpose. The solely different governor I give myself is what\u2019s the time restrict. Alright I obtained two months, we\u2019ll simply head out and after I get going I\u2019ll determine the place I\u2019m going. You know, you journey, you\u2019re not free proper if you stroll out the door. You\u2019ve obtained to get out and get your separation earlier than you possibly can cool down and go, \u2018Ah, now I\u2019m on time.\u2019 When I go away enterprise, once I go away L.A. the clock\u2019s transferring too quick.<\/p>\n

Tell me a couple of current highway journey.<\/strong>
I\u2019m on the highway each weekend now. I\u2019m on set in Louisiana for my new film, however I drive house each weekend to be with my household. I obtained my new Navigator in January and I\u2019ve already put 13,000 miles on it. Man, that\u2019s quite a lot of miles, however I like it. I really like the solitude. It\u2019s nice to have a while to myself.<\/p>\n

What do you hearken to if you\u2019re within the automobile?<\/strong>
I begin out the morning with my NPR then I\u2019ll ease into another stuff, after which who is aware of round 2 AM I\u2019ll in all probability be listening to Pink Floyd.<\/p>\n

Matthew, thanks a lot to your time. It\u2019s been nice sharing the highway with you.<\/strong>
My pleasure, thanks for coming.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Christopher Parr<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/p>\n

Christopher Parr<\/a>, is the Editor and Chief Content Creator for Pursuitist, and a contributing author to USA Today, Business Insider \u2014 and the on-air host of Travel Tuesday on Live at 4 CBS. He is an award-winning luxurious advertising and marketing<\/a> veteran, author, a frequent speaker at luxurious and interactive advertising and marketing conferences and a pioneer in internet publishing. USA Today has named him one of many \u201cTop 10 Luxury Travel Bloggers\u201d \u2014 and Madison Magazine honored him as one of many \u201cTop 20 Most Influential People in Madison.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n