Ever felt that way. Using his star power and eloquent speechwriting and delivery skills to advocate for societal change is not new for McConaughey. Because at halftime they put a ceiling, a roof, a limit on their belief in themselves, a.k.a the prevent defense. Maybe they started thinking about the next opponent at halftime, played on their heels, lost the mental edge the entire 2nd half and voila, they lost. Matthew McConaughey: (14:24) Right? Theyre a cleanse for me, theyre like a 21-day fast from attention, from all the things I have in my well-appointed life. Matthew McConaughey: (25:58) Its simple, and it works. We tense up, we have this sort of outer body experience where we are literally seeing ourselves in the third person. Now, at that moment for the first time in this trip, I had stopped anticipating what was around the corner. Giving thanks for that which we do have, for what is working, appreciating the simple things we sometimes take for granted. These are faith-based obligations that we make on our own. We give thanks for these things and that gratitude, reciprocates, creating more to be thankful for. A blue ribbon, a statue, a score, a great idea, the love of our life, a euphoric bliss. Transcribe your audio files to find high-impact insights in minutes. Your browser is out of date. Not towards my destination Machu Pichu but rather to nowhere in particular. Hell, I try to scare myself at least once a day. Guess which column was empty? And I say if happiness is what youre after, then youre going to be let down frequently and youre going to be unhappy much of your time. But what IS happiness? I wanted to be in the scene longer and more and come back into the scene. It is not. He just likes those high school girls cus he gets older and they stay the same age.. I saw them everywhere. Except yourself. To actually take it into our daily lives and practice it, to make it an active part of who we are and live it. And we realize that the moment just got bigger than us. Not only on this trip but in this life. Literally and figuratively. Or maybe they started thinking about the next opponent in the playoffs at halftime. Defining ourselves by what we are not is the first step that leads us to really knowing who we are. . I let go of the guilt. Matthew McConaughey: (33:42) The approach is the destination and were never finished. First, I believe weve got to put ourselves in the place to receive the truth. Matthew McConaughey gave a hilariously over-the-top speech to Texas football. I thought about what you would want, I thought about what you might need. And the headings above each potion defining what they would give you were things like fertility, health, family, legal help, energy, forgiveness, money. They reveal to me what did translate in my work, what came across, what was seen, or what wasnt. Most from experience, some of them I heard in passing, many of them Im still practicing, but all of them I do believe are true. Matthew McConaughey: (03:09) So, Im going to talk to you about some things Ive learned along my journeymost from experience, some I heard in passing, many Im still practicing, but ALL of them, true. Its because we have created a fictitious ceiling, a roof, to our expectations of ourselves, a limitwhere we think its all too good to be true. Wooderson has better things to do like liking those high school girls, man, because I get older and they stay the same age. Short and sweet or long and salty? My first maid. It is success. Here we go. By Brian Bennett. And we have more to dissect. We can dissect ourselves into self loathing if were not carefuland I find that most of the times our obsession with what is wrong just breeds more wrong and more failure. "Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action." ~ Benjamin Disraeli. It is just as important where we are not as it is where we are. Now, personally as an actor, I started enjoying my work and literally being more happy when I stopped trying to make the daily labor a means to a certain end. I promise you, the too many options will make a tyrant of us all. So first, we have to define success for ourselves. They come in the form of regret, guilt and remorse. Now, a lot of people looked up to this man. Weve all got two wolves in us, a good one and a bad one, and they both want to eat. Why? So acknowledge the acts of greatness as real and do not be naive about mankinds capacity for evil nor be in denial of our own shortcomings. 21. He does not stutter step, flinch, rewind, ask twice or solicit. Un-be-lievably stupid word. Question we have to ask ourselves is, what success is to us, what success is to YOU. Process of elimination is the first step to our identity, a.k.a, where you are not is as important as where you are. Even when it means having more, be discerning, choose it, because you WANT it, DO IT because you WANT to. These are the crumbs. Did I deserve all this? were all questions I was asking myself. I mean, thats the ticket, isnt it? 6. Trust me, too many options. The greatest snipers and marksmen in the world, they dont aim at the target. You know these No Fear t-shirts? All right, check this out. Matthew McConaughey: (32:59) You want to ask her out or you want to ask him out, but you fear that he or she may say no. Youve just completed your scholastic educational curriculum in lifethe one you started when you were 5 years old up until now and your future, your days to come, may be no more clear than it was 5 years agoyou dont have all the answersand its scary. He's a movie star and not a professional speaker. We shouldnt create these restrictions on ourselves. I was anticipating next. Matthew McConaughey: (16:11) Theyre adventures, one, but theyre also a purge. You are not yet over it and get on with it. Other peoples flaws and limitations. Its an if, then cause and effect, quid pro quo standard that we cannot sustain, because we immediately raise it every time we attain it. It is more realistic than ideal. - Mindful Love, Loss, & Lust - Medium Sign In Get started 500 Apologies, but something went wrong on our end. I have. So, how do we know when we cross the truth? See, JOY is always in process, under constructionits in the constant approach, alive and well in the DOING of what we are fashioned to do and enJOYing doing it. Dont leave crumbs. A limit where we think its all too good to be true. Best Actor Acceptance Speech, Oscars 2014 Lyrics. "The people who are really good at what they do do simple things really, really well.". So lets flip the script. Number 13. Okay. It's about earning the respect of your peers through your work and by having integrity. Because it increases our need to overcome that fear. The weight that was on my shoulders was lifted, my penance was paid. I think it was 150 grand. You know Im talking about? Did I want to stand up here at a podium and read you your rights? I have. Make voluntary obligations. You ever choked? I mean, Id subscribe to the belief that were all destined to have to do the thing we fear the most anyway. Lets admit it, money is king today, makes the world go round. Life is not easy. But if we stay in process, within ourselves, in the joy of the doing, we will never choke at the finish line. [inaudible 00:07:00]. Define success for yourself. Add English on-screen subtitles for videos. And, that is what student needs to learn and understand before coming to the real world after leaving the academic institution. Stuck on the merry-go-round of a bad habit? Im not talking about those obligations. Bo Jackson, what he do? Turn that page. Okay. I dont get them and I never did. Its never done me wrong 13. Or that computer screen, that computer screen that keeps giving us an excuse not to get out of the house and engage with the world and get some real human interaction? We hit roadblocks, we fuck up, we get fucked, we get sick, we don't get what we want, we cross thousands of "could have done better"s and "wish that wouldn't have happened"s in life. Matthew McConaughey - This Is Why You're Not Happy. Traveling towards immortal finish lines, we write our own book. NO. Money. Sometimes we do not like what we see. The place where what we want is also just what we need. Not the lowered insurance rate for a good driving record, you will not be fined or put in jail if you do not gratify the obligations I speak ofno one else governs these but you. And I was full on sick of myself. So this director of that film, Richard Linklater, he kept inviting me back to set each night, putting me in more scenes which led to more lines, all of which I happily said yes to. And after that, the whole trip is really fun and smooth sailing. The easiest way to dissect success is though gratitude. Its really simple and it works. So we have to consciously put ourselves in places to receive that clarity. You see, I forgave myself that morning. It means you may have more expertise in what your degree is in. Think about it. The more we have, the more successful we are, right? 20. And the easiest way to dissect success is through gratitude. A few hours later I returned to camp and packed for my continued journey onto Machu Pichu. Matthew McConaughey gave this commencement speech at the University of Houston 0 seconds of 2 minutes,. To actually take it into our daily lives and practice it. Its a get rich quick on the internet, 15 minutes of fame world we live in. Oscars 2014: Jared Leto Oscar Winning Acceptance Speech. Don't try to make it that way. Matthew McConaughey Quotes on Passions, Emotions, and Career. Wrestling with the loss of my anonymity, guilt ridden for sins of my past, full of regret. Matthew McConaughey: (10:12) Well, the next day, Larry went to coachs house. !meaning you are light in Spanish. As much because he felt so disrespectful to Coach Royal, and as much because hed obviously gotten too comfortable with the drug to even hide as well as he should. Because I put myself in a place to be found. If we can do that, then we have what I believe is Heaven on Earth. Happiness is hard to obtain due to our own standards of perfection and changing the goal posts whenever we get close to what we wanted. 8th Jun 2022, 12:10pm - 6 min read. One I need something to look up to, another something to look forward to, and another is someone Continue reading Inspirational Oscar Speech - Matthew McConaughey She washes my clothes, the dishes puts fresh water by my bed, leaves me cooked meal sometimes. Writers Guild of America - 2017 . It just happened. Guilt and regret kills many a man before their time. Is it up there. Ive never have my jeans pressed again. Matthew McConaughey: (42:04) I dressed, made some tea and I went for [inaudible 00:40:51] destination Machu Picchu but rather to nowhere in particular. I dont know. It was a meltdown of he and my moms class rings and gold from my moms teeth. There, in my path. The film I was on was Boys on the Side and we were shooting in Tucson, Arizona. I've had my heart broken. But back then making my first film, getting invited back to the set, cashing that check and having a ball, I wanted more screen time. Because you just eliminated the whos, the wheres, the whats and the when that were keeping you from your identity. Take that daily tally. Today, I'm talking to another one, Matthew McConaughey. It tastes sweet but you will get cavities tomorrow. In the job market? Ive always taken these 21-day trips by myself to far off places where I usually dont know the language and nobody knows my name. And they disallow you from creating a customized future in which you do not have to look over your shoulder. Joy is the feeling that we have from doing what we are fashioned to do, no matter the outcome. Its not a choice, not a response to some result, it is a constant. A couple weeks ago, I interviewed one rumored contender for Texas Governor, Beto O'Rourke. Guilt and regret kills many a man before their time. Its not a good enough reason to do some. Lets admit it, we all got two wolves in us, a good one and a bad one, you know what Im talking aboutand they BOTH wanna eat We just gotta feed that good wolf a little more than the other one. No, we can learn from them too, but only if we look at them constructively. So what a crumbs? I dont obsess on the unfavorable aspect of their review, but I do seek what I can learn from itBecause their displeasure actually uncovers and makes more apparent what I do do well, what I am successful at and then I dissect that. These are the choices Im talking about. So before I share with you some what I do knows, I want to talk with you about what I dont know. Matthew David McConaughey (/ m k n h e / m-KON--hay; born November 4, 1969) is an American actor and producer.He had his breakout role with a supporting performance in the coming-of-age comedy Dazed and Confused (1993). If you like your jeans pressed. I kind of looked up at her, my jaw caught hanging open. Whatever your answer is, dont choose anything that will jeopardize your soul. The director, Richard Linklater, kept inviting me back to set each night, putting me in more scenes which led to more lines all of which I happily said YES to. Again, these are not societal laws and expectations that we acknowledge and endow for anyone other than ourselves. And the Oscar-winning actor did not. I think fear is a good thing. Well, those people, those places, those things, stop giving them your time and energy. Offers may be subject to change without notice. Alright. But first answer that question. You slept around on your spouse and you just found out that tomorrow she and the lady youre having an affair with are going to be at the same PTA meeting. Transcript of the core points from Matthew McConaughey's speech. There is an interesting article on time . Its something else. Number 10. In 2015, Academy Award winner Matthew McConaughey gave the commencement address at University of Houston. AND ITS NOT OUR RIGHT TO SAY OR BELIEVE IT IS. A sugar donut or some oatmeal? I dont. We write our book. It was just weird. Im not worried about the monkeys. You dont have the answers and is probably pretty damn scary. Personally, as an actor, I started enjoying my work and literally being happier when I stopped trying to make the daily labor a means to a certain endI need this film to be a box office success, I need my performance to be acknowledged, I need the respect of my peers. And I got sick. Wooderson shouldnt have been there. Opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect the views of TIME editors. All right. Number five. All of these badges and banners and expectations and anxieties I was carrying with me. Whats my hill? Do this, and let them tap us on the shoulder and say, hey, you scored. Let them tell you You won. Let them come tell you, you can go home now. Let them say I love you too. Let them say thank you.. I was sick of myself. In 1992, I got my first job as an actor. Lost the mental edge the entire second half and voila, they lost. You may remember those or is it just me? People are telling me Im good at what Im doing. [foreign language 00:42:36], which means, you are light, in Spanish. Its under construction. You didnt pay that guy back the money that you owed him and tonight you just saw him three rows behind you. Think of these as signposts, approaches, paradigms, that give some science to satisfaction. Along a muddy path on this walk, I turned a corner. I never thought about if I really wanted it. Theyre secrets with yourself, private council, personal protocols, and while nobody throws you a party when you abide by them, no one will arrest you when you break them either. Don't try to make it that way. The Oilers lost that game, they beat themselves. They aim on the other side of the target. And its not our right to say or believe it is. And if we get that far. You see, I crossed a truth that morning. It may be spectacular, it may be phenomenal, most excellent or outstanding. It was SPECTACULAR. You know what Im talking about, fumbling at the goal line, stuck a foot in your mouth once you got to the microphone, had a brain freeze on the exam that you were totally prepared for. I dont know. Or maybe youve had that feeling of Oh my God, life cant get any better, do I deserve this?. Translated on-screen subtitles for videos. "The unhappy derive comfort from the misfortunes of others." ~ Aesop. I mean, not only on this trip, but in this life. Whether thats prayer, meditation, a walkabout, being in right company, a road trip, whatever it is for you. One of the people that looked up to him was a musician named Larry. It is result reliant. Matthew McConaughey: (05:11) Matthew McConaughey Leaves The Audience SPEECHLESS | One of the Best Motivational Speeches Ever MotivationHub 2.88M subscribers Subscribe 63K 3.8M views 1 year ago Matthew McConaughey,. 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