Matthew McConaughey was ready to do anything to change the direction of his career at the end of the 2000s. Including not getting paid for several years.

In his autobiography,

Greenlights

, the actor revealed that for many years he had agreed to star in romantic comedies, which was what he liked to do early in his career.

“Romantic comedies were my only consistent box office success, which made them my only consistent cash flow.

Personally, I loved that I could give people a romantic instant getaway away from the stress of their life, where they didn't have to think about anything just watching the boy chase the girl, fall, and then go. raise and finally have it.

I had taken over from Hugh Grant and played the game, ”he admitted.

However, this situation no longer suited him.

In 2010, when he wanted to reorient himself towards more serious films, he had to make a drastic decision.

“I wanted to do a job that reflected my personal vitality.

But no matter what reduction in salary I accepted, I was not offered dramas.

So I stopped romantic comedies, ”he explained in an interview with

AARP

magazine

, even revealing that he refused a salary of $ 14.5 million in yet another romcom.

Good plan

And if those around him were not necessarily enthusiastic about the idea that he was giving up such a lucrative career, his wife, Camila Alves, supported him. " It was scary. But Camila said to me, "If we have to do this, we are not going to do things by halves" So I rejected all the romantic comedy scripts that came up, "added the star. At first, the situation did not improve, but after a year and a half, when he was about to come to terms with the idea that his Hollywood career "was over," Matthew McConaughey landed a role in

The Lincoln Defense

, which marked a new stage in his career. He then followed up with

Killer Joe

,

Mud

, then the

True Detective

series

, who definitely impose him as a dramatic actor.

Dallas Buyers Club

, which won him an Oscar in 2013, definitely makes him a leading dramatic actor.

If he has clearly left the romcoms behind him for the moment, Matthew McConaughey has not yet definitely said no to the genre.

He is undoubtedly waiting for a satisfactory offer… Or does he intend to change his professional orientation once again by entering politics.

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