I'm obsessed with trying to understand what somebody is talking about and trying to get them to understand … - Matthew McConaughey

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I learned how to sumon, from somewhere deep within, the extra will I didn't know I possessed. Knowing it was there, and could be tapped again, gave me the boost of confidence I would rely on for years to come.

Matthew McConaughey

I'm obsessed with trying to understand what somebody is talking about and trying to get them to understand me.

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I love good film, whether it's an independent or studio film. The independent films, I think the good ones aren't necessarily eccentric ones but they're the more specific ones.

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Africa is probably one of the most beautiful places I have ever been.

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The first step that leads to our identity in life is usually not 'I know who I am,' but rather 'I know who I am not. '

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Absolutely not. I have no problem with commitment. In fact, I love having someone in my life.

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When you have good friends you've been around, every time they talk, you don't give them your full attention. You don't look them in the eye and stop. Half the time, you're listening, half the time, you are ignoring them.

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