Fun fact: Matthew McConaughey got his first movie role in part because of his love for golf. From
this article:
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When appearing on
The Howard Stern Show, McConaughey once discussed how he got the role that would alter the course of the rest of his life. It sounds like it was a moment of overt confidence that nearly went horribly wrong but actually led to great success. McConaughey had been hanging out at a bar one night.
“The bartender says, ‘There are some guys at the end of the bar producing some film.’ So I go and introduce myself,” McConaughey told Stern. “His name is Don Phillips. I introduced myself. I said, ‘Are you in town working on a film?’ He goes, ‘Yeah, yeah, I’m working on this film; I’m producing and casting. It’s called
Dazed and Confused. What do you want?”
McConaughey admitted that Phillips was coming across in an “offputting manner”, most likely wanting to get rid of him. “We start shooting the shit, we both play golf, we play at a similar course,” the actor continued. “Cut to three hours later; we get kicked out; we’re a little rambunctious.”
Things might have gone badly from that point on, but McConaughey had actually already impressed Phillips. He continued: “On the ride home in a taxi, he says, ‘Hey Matthew, you ever done any acting? Come to this address in the morning; you might be just right for this part.’”
The following morning McConaughey went down and collected the script for
Dazed and Confused. He didn’t have the biggest part in the movie, but somehow he turned the Wooderson character into one of the most memorable with
iconic lines like “Alright, alright, alright”. Suddenly, we knew we had a star on our hands.