Overview

• McConaughey told his agent "no more rom-coms" and moved to his Texas ranch as he waited for dramatic scripts.
• During a roughly 20-month lull, a studio increased an action-comedy offer from $8 million to $10 million to $12 million, then $14.5 million.
• He says he declined each offer to signal to Hollywood that his career change was nonnegotiable.
• He credits the decision with leading to The Lincoln Lawyer, Killer Joe, Mud, Magic Mike, True Detective, Interstellar, and an Oscar-winning turn in Dallas Buyers Club.
• Coverage reflects McConaughey’s podcast account, with no independent confirmation of the specific offers or the studio involved.