Matthew McConaughey debated leaving Hollywood to become a wilderness guide during Rom-Com era
nypost.comGlen Powell for an article in Interview magazine. “When I had my rom-com years, there was only so much bandwidth I could give to those, and those were some solid hits for me.
But I wanted to try some other stuff. Of course, I wasn’t getting it, so I had to leave Hollywood for two years.”McConaughey said the break was “scary,” and he considered leaving acting altogether and starting over again in a completely different career.“I had long talks with my wife about needing to find a new vocation,” he explained. “‘I think I’m going to teach high school classes.
I think I’m going to study to be a conductor. I think I’m going to go be a wildlife guide.’”The actor married wife Camilla Alves in 2012, and they share three children together.The “Dallas Buyers Club” actor said he “honestly thought, ‘I stepped out of Hollywood.
I got out of my lane.’ The lane Hollywood said I should stay in, and Hollywood’s like, ‘Well, f— you, dude. You should have stayed in your lane.
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