Overview

• In a newly reported Guardian interview, McConaughey recounts leaving romantic comedies despite box-office success to seek more meaningful work.
• He says his brothers questioned the move, recalling their blunt reaction as he paused his career to change direction.
• He moved his family to Texas and made a private pact not to return to sets unless offered roles that matched his ambitions.
• After roughly 20 months, he began receiving dramatic offers including Mud, Dallas Buyers Club, Interstellar and True Detective, culminating in a Best Actor Oscar for Dallas Buyers Club.
• While promoting his book Poems and Prayers, he also revisited his account of being abducted and assaulted at age 18.