All right, check this out. Trust me, too many options. Define success for yourself. I got to go to church, remember to say thank you more often or something. Your Houston Oilers vs. Buffalo Bills. Matthew McConaughey: (08:00) And towards the end of an hour, Larry who was in tears, he asked coach, he said, Coach, what do you think I should do? Coach, being a man of few words just looked at him and calmly said, Larry, I have never had any trouble turning the page in the book of my life. Larry got sober that day, and hes been sober for the last 40 years. Get a weekly digest of the weeks most important transcripts in your inbox. Teachers, mentors, the government and laws, they all give us guidelines for which to navigate this life. I stopped. Pawel Pawlikowski: 'I would like to dedicate it to my . Matthew McConaughey: (18:00) 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. So I got a friend over one Friday night, were having a good time and Im telling her about how happy I am with my setup. And theyre writing me a check for $325 a day. Get over it and get on with it. I lost my mother suddenly and really tragically at the age of 11. It was just weird. Number two. I promise you, the too many options will make a tyrant of us all. Or maybe they started thinking about the next opponent in the playoffs at halftime. A RESTful API to access Revs workforce of fast, high quality transcriptionists and captioners. Did I want to come up here and just share some really funny stories? And the headings above each potion defining what they would give you were things like fertility, health, family, legal help, energy, forgiveness, money. The best I can tell, we just got to feed that good one a little more than the other one. Or, some cops who got a disturbing the peace call at 2:30 in the morning because you were playing bongos in your birthday suit. Unbelievable? You are going to make mistakesown them, make amends, and move on. 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. Your answer may change over time and thats fine, but do yourself this favor: WHATEVER your answer is, DONT CHOOSE ANYTHING THAT WILL JEOPARDIZE YOUR SOUL. I shouldnt have come back. Felt clean. In a highly personal 22-minute speech, McConaughey exhorted a gridlocked Congress to pass gun reforms that can save lives without infringing on Second Amendment rights. Along a muddy path on this walk, I turned a corner and there in the middle of the road was a mirage of the most magnificent pinks and blues and red colors I had ever seen. 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. No, were in process, the APPROACH IS THE DESTINATION and we are NEVER finished. Someones asking, why did I pick 13? Lets get that straight. You ever choked? My point is, I should NOT have been in THAT scene, I should have exited screen left and never come back. Why they beat themselves? Im not saying be in denial of your failures. Can you hear me? We got fatherhood, we got being a good husband, we got my health, mind, body and spirit, we got career and we got friendships. So, when a coworker sent me this video, I had no idea what to expect. Because you just eliminated the whos, the wheres, the whats and the when that were keeping you from your identity. We do our best when our destinations are beyond the measurement, when our reach continually exceeds our grasp, and when we have immortal finish lines. 1:04. Eliminate who you are NOT first, and youll find yourself where you need to be. And when you lay down on that pillow at night, no matter whos in your bed, we all sleep alone. The house came with a maid. Its really simple and it works. And somewhere in my captivation, I heard this little voice inside my head say these words, All I want is what I can see. Thats not the first step. Its never done me wrong 13. Were obsessed with failure, we dissect failure in our failures. Dont get all macho, and act like theyre no big deal. And get it from our intellectual head, thinking about it and into our bones and our soul and our instinct. I mean, lets admit it. Matthew McConaughey: (22:38) I was naked. Calculate how much it costs to transcribe, caption, or subtitle your content. That was some extra incentive for me to come. And when you do, you get stronger, you get more aware, you get more respectful of yourself, and that which you fear. We can dissect ourselves into self-loathing if were not careful. My gut was still a bit piqued from last nights purge, yet I curiously felt pretty good: alive, clean, free, light. They reveal to me what did translate in my work, what came across, what was seen or what wasnt. All reasonable aspirations but truth is, as soon as the WORK, the MAKING of the movie, the DOING of the deed became the reward in itselfI got more box-office, more accolades and respect than Id ever had before. Guess which column was empty? Short and sweet or long and salty? And there in the middle of the road was was this mirage in the most magnificent pinks and blues and red colors that Id ever seen. We should look at people below us and be thankful. Mom and dad, since we were young, they teach us things as children. TAKE THE LID OFF THE MAN MADE ROOFS WE PUT ABOVE OURSELVES AND ALWAYS PLAY LIKE AN UNDERDOG. DISSECT YOUR SUCCESSES (and the reciprocity of gratitude). Here's my take on Matthew McConaughey's 5 Rules to Live By. Matthew McConaughey gave a hilariously over-the-top speech to Texas football. Even when it means having more, be discerning. A happy marriage? You want to ask her out or you want to ask him out, but you fear that he or she may say no. Define success for yourself. They reveal to me what did translate in my work, what came across, what was seen, or what wasnt. It you guys and gals and young men and women are the reason I'm here. What was reality and what was bullshit? Thats where I want to live!! And since we are the architects of our own lives, lets study the habits, the practices, the routines that we have that lead to and feed our success, our joy, our honest pain, our laughter, our earn tears. In 1995, I got my first big paycheck as an actor. He said, Larry, I have never had any trouble turning the page in the book of my life. Larry got sober that day and he has been for the last 40 years. Well, instead of denying those fears, declare them. We give thanks for these things and that gratitude reciprocates, creating more to be thankful for. Under Title 17 U.S.C. Stuck on the merry-go-round of a bad habit? 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. We study them. Guess which column was empty? You want to ask her out but you fear she may say no. You want to ask for that promotion but youre scared your boss will think youre overstepping your bounds. 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 just happened. Defining ourselves by what we are NOT is the first step that leads us to really KNOWING WHO WE ARE. Again, it just happens and it happens every day. Who are we to think that we dont deserve or havent earned these gifts when we get them? We know the market for college graduates is more competitive now than ever. When do we write in our diary? I was present, I was out of my own way. Because were not looking at the clock. Or how? Weve all got two wolves in us, a good one and a bad one, and they both want to eat. And I got sick. Matthew McConaughey: (38:58) If I win, I will be happy. The more we have, the more successful we are, right? And the Oscar-winning actor did not. Shit again. Not only on this trip but in this life. The greatest snipers and marksmen in the world, they dont aim at the target. We so often focus on our FAILURES. It was a meltdown of he and my moms class rings and gold from my moms teeth. We dont always do our best. We write our book. Or say my spiritual health could use some maintenance (red) but hey, my friendships and social life are in high gear (black) I gotta recalibrate, checks and balances, go to church, remember to say thank you more often. Translated on-screen subtitles for videos. And we have more to dissect. Personally, Ive read a whole lot of my bad reviews. Please update your browser at http://update.microsoft.com. Im talking about the ones that we make with ourselves, with our God, with our own consciousness. I thought about what you would WANT. Can you hear me? He had number one hits and his life was rolling. So how do we know when we cross the truth? We, us are the trickiest mammals walking the planet. YOU are the author of the book of your life. After thanking the Academy, the other nominees, and his fellow cast and crew, the lead of "Dallas Buyers Club" said, to scattered applause: So we shouldnt be surprised, we are the trickiest mammal walking the planet!! Actor Matthew McConaughey made an impassioned speech at the White House reflecting on the mass shooting that occurred in his hometown of Uvalde, Texas. Bo Jackson ran over the goal line, through the end zone and up the tunnelthe greatest snipers and marksmen in the world dont aim at the target, they aim on the other side of it. And I got sick. He purged his sins to Coach. A few hours later, I awoke on this thirteenth morning to a rising sun. By Evan Vucci/AP Photo. Get some ROI. These are your personal jiminy crickets. But the truth is, as soon as the work, the daily making of the movie, the doing of the deed became the reward in itself for me, I got more Box Office, more accolades and respect than I ever had before. Or maybe youve had that feeling of, oh my god, life just cannot get any better than this moment. So Im going to talk to you about some things Ive learned in my journey. Thirteen hellish days until Im out of my own way. When we humans under perform or act OUT of character? [inaudible 00:07:00]. Writers Guild of America - 2017 . We can see the beautiful world around us. Try Rev and save time transcribing, captioning, and subtitling. Matthew McConaughey makes emotional plea for gun reform at White House: 'A non-partisan issue' Actor and Uvalde native speaks at the White House press briefing following the Texas school shooting. You ever get in a rut? So I stripped down to nothing. Your investment. We obsess on them. Today, I'm talking to another one, Matthew McConaughey. All rights reserved. Number 11. Matthew McConaughey helped make graduation a little extra special for the 2020 class at the Urban Assembly School for Emergency Management by stepping in to deliver a virtual commencement speech . And its not our right to say or believe it is. You know what I mean, fumbled at the goal line, stuck your foot in your mouth once you got the microphone, had a brain freeze on the exam you were totally prepared for, forgot the punch line to a joke in front of four thousand graduating students at a University of Houston Commencement speech? To actually take it into our daily lives and practice it. I even discarded my late fathers gold ring with an M on it that he gave to me. Congratulations class of 2015. Do this and let them, let somebody else come up and tap you on the shoulder and say Hey, you scored. Let them run up and tap you on the shoulder and say, You won. Let them come to you, You go home now. Let them say, I love you too. Let them say thank you. Happiness is an emotional response to an outcomeIf I win I will be happy, if I dont I wont. When we do this, the race is never over. "Unbelievable" is the most stupid word in the dictionary. 1995. Be brave. I put myself in a place to receive the truth. Read the transcript of his speech here. He told him how embarrassed he was, and how hes lost his way in the midst of all the fame and fortune and towards the end of an hour, Larry, in tears, asked Coach, What do you think I should do? Now, Coach, being a man of few words, just looked at him and calmly confessed himself. His career progressed with lead roles in . Coach Royal listened, as he always had. Theres no way around it. "If you are too busy to laugh . You hear me? So how do we know when we cross the truth? Thank you. I think it was 150 grand. Now did I find it? Money. Believe it. Matthew McConaughey: (43:45) To say, What an unbelievable play! It was an unbelievable book, film, act of couragereally? I dont think so.. Again, it just happened, and it happens everyday , NOTHING we homosapien earthlings do is unbelievableone thing you can depend on people beingis people. The Oilers lost that game, they beat themselves. So turn the page, get off the ride. Why you need it in your life, specifically. It was awesome. The sudden fame Id just gotten was somewhat unbalancing. Im not talking about those obligations. Give others and yourself more credit. Didnt mean as much. You got to own them. To say, what an unbelievable play. Thank you, to the Academy for this -- all 6000 members. I went to a voodoo shop south of New Orleans a few years backthey had vials of magic potions stacked in columns with headings above each defining what they would give youFertility, Health, Family, Legal Help, Energy, Forgiveness, Money. Or paying your debts on time so that when you do see that guy three rows back tonight, you dont have to hunker down in your seat hoping that he dont see you. Nobody has ever choked? 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. Or how about that bar we keep going to that we always seem to have the worst hangover from? Yes, it is. Take the lid off the man made roofs that we put above ourselves and always play like an underdog. A few hours later I returned to camp and packed for my continued journey onto Machu Pichu. But if we stay in process, within ourselves, in the joy of the doing, we will never choke at the finish line. Residuals. Its a get rich quick on the internet, rich as 15 minutes of fame world that we live in, and we see it every day. I seriously love that guy. Again, these are not societal laws and expectations that we acknowledge and endow for anyone other than ourselves. The commencement speech is available for everyone to view for free in the public domain of YouTube. McConaughey here. I wanted to be in the scene longer and more and come back into the scene. He's a movie star and not a professional speaker. In my business, its called mailbox money. 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