Matthew McConaughey revealed in a 'Good Trouble with Nick Kyrgios' podcast teaser that he made a 'pact’ with his wife, Camila, when they decided to leave Hollywood for Texas.
Charna Flam is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work has previously appeared on Variety, The New York Post, and The Wrap.. During their podcast conversation, the Australian athlete asked McConaughey how he’s been able to stay true to himself throughout his career.
But he told Kyrgios, 29, he “didn’t want to” stay in that lane. And because he couldn’t do what he wanted, he stopped doing what he was doing altogether and moved down to his family’s ranch in Texas. Once there, he made a pact with his wife, Camila Alves McConaughey, 41. “ ‘I'm not going back to work unless I get offered roles I want to do,' " he recalled., 16]. So there was purpose coming to look forward to.” Adding, “But I was still like, ‘Man's gotta work.
"I think that was the one that was probably what was seen as the most rebellious move in Hollywood by me, because it really sent the signal, 'He ain’t f---ing bluffing,' " McConaughey said. "I think that's what made Hollywood go, 'You know what? He's now a new novel idea. He's a new bright idea.
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