Matthew McConaughey almost took a very different path before stardom, revealing he felt a 'calling' to pursue a life of faith.
Matthew McConaughey at "The Rivals of Amziah King" Premiere during SXSW Conference & Festivals at the Paramount Theatre on March 10, 2025 in Austin, Texas. The 55-year-old actor has revealed he initially decided to devote his life to God but a friend talked him out of the idea and he pursued a career in Hollywood instead because he would have squandered his "gift" for storytelling.
"I believed my calling was to become a monk ... I would have made a good monk. I revere dedication, a life that dedicates itself to God, that sees God in every natural thing, at all times,” he recently told He continued, "I had long talks about it with a Benedictine monk friend of mine who’s now an abbot at a monastery, and he said, ‘Nononononononoonono, you’re a communicator, you’re a storyteller, do not go to live a hermetic life. You need to communicate and tell stories. That is a gift you have been given. Do not dampen that gift or put a blanket on that gift by becoming a monk or hermit'." McConaughey went on to explain his Christian faith has been challenged at times and he turned to writing poetry as his way of making sense of the world. "I found myself looking at the world around me and not finding evidence of things I want to believe in,” he said. "I didn’t want to quit believing, but I was looking at how we’re treating each other, the low barometer of trust, and there seemed to be a sense of win at any cost. It doesn’t matter how you did it, just win. He continued, "I became a little cynical. And then I was like: 'How dare you, you arrogant, entitled p****.' That is a disease. Cynicism is, I believe, a disease." Matthew is dad to three kids and his eldest son Levi, 17, is following him into the acting business, making his feature film debut opposite his dad in “The Lost Bus”"Three generations. My mother has always been a performer and so she’s been in films. I had no idea he was even interested,” he told E! News.
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