And its not our right to say or believe it is. Felt clean. A speech by Matthew McConaughey shows us that we can always find those things that make us positive if we focus on the journey and stop searching for things that we constantly change. The the late great University of Texas football coach Darrell Royal. Grappling with these demons on this night, I couldnt sleep. I've suffered a stroke that set me back 18 months of my life. Matthew McConaughey - Acceptance Speech - Oscars 2014. You didnt pay that guy back the money that you owed him and tonight you just saw him three rows behind you. My best friend, the one that were all stuck with anyway, ourselves. I lost my mother suddenly and really tragically at the age of 11. Im really looking forward to talking with you all tonight. I gotta pick up the slack on being a better husband, get that one out of the red. All of these badges and banners and expectations and anxieties I was carrying with me. I was lonely, disgusted with my company, mine. I was lonelydisgusted with the company I was keeping: MY OWNand doing a pretty good job of mentally beating the shit out of myself. Under Title 17 U.S.C. The crumbs Im talking about are the choice we make that make us have to look over our shoulder in the future. I stared. Everyone wanted a piece of me. Because we arent thinking of the finish line, were not looking at the clock, were not watching ourselves on the Jumbotron performing the very act we are in the middle of. Just dont go there. I stripped off all my talismans from adventures past. And when you do this, when you do put them down, when you quit go in there and you quit giving them your time, you inadvertently find yourself spending more time and in more places that are healthy for you, that bring you more joy. No one else governs these, but you. And we lie to ourselves all the time. You follow? Got my college degree in 1993. NUMBER 1, LIFES NOT EASYdont try and make it that way. And if we get that far. Matthew McConaughey's wife Camila recently shared an adorable photo of their son from when they celebrated his 10th birthday.. Nothing that we Homo sapien earthlings do is unbelievable. TIME Ideas hosts the world's leading voices, providing commentary on events in news, society, and culture. To actually take it into our daily lives and practice it. I had a bounce in my step, new energy. How about that food that we keep eating? My other brother, Pat, was in high school in the early 80s. Tee yourself up. We cant rush this part, it takes time. Joy, though, is something else. 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. What do we gossip about? You witnessed it. Can you hear me? Except yourself. Matthew McConaughey gave a hilariously over-the-top speech to Texas football. McConaughey says he defines himself by five things: fatherhood, being a good husband, health, career and friendships. And since we are the architects of our lives, lets study the habits, the practices, the routines we have that lead to and feed our success our joy, our honest pain, our laughter, our earned tearsLets Dissect THAT and give thanks for THOSE things and when we do that what happens? We received it, we personalized it, we internalized it. McConaughey here. Then you got to make amends. Think about the last time you worked hard for a particular goal. TAKE THE LID OFF THE MAN MADE ROOFS WE PUT ABOVE OURSELVES AND ALWAYS PLAY LIKE AN UNDERDOG. Believe it. Life is not easy. Matthew McConaughey: (28:12) We live in an extremely noisy world with all kinds of frequencies coming at uscommitments, deadlines, fix this, do that, plans, expectationsand they all make it hard to get clarity and peace of mind. You may remember those or is it just me? WHEN YOU DO YOU GET STRONGER, MORE AWARE, AND MORE RESPECTFULOF YOURSELF, AND THAT WHICH YOU FEAR. I mean, put them down. Theyre adventures and theyre a purge, a cleanse for me. Speaking to some 4,000 graduates, he shared personal stories and lessons he hoped would . A blue ribbon, a statue, a score, a great idea, the love of our life, a euphoric bliss. Matthew McConaughey: (20:29) So how do we know when we cross the truth? Ahead of his speech on Tuesday, the. Do yourself a favor. Forgot the punch line to a joke in front of 4,000 graduating students at the University of Houston commencement. I was asking myself, whats the reality in this and whats the bullshit? Stuck on the merry-go-round of a bad habit? He was a friend of mine and a good friend of many people. At that moment, for the first time on this trip, I had stopped anticipating what was around the corner, stopped thinking about what was coming up next and what was up ahead. You know what that is? Happiness is an emotional response to an outcome. And yes, most things are more rewarding when you break a sweat to get em. The answer, you know, its always right there. Yeah, the Bills won, but they didnt really beat the Oilers. Matthew McConaughey: (21:43) 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. Because I put myself in a place to be found. Who are we to think we dont deserve or havent earned these gifts when we get them? What was up ahead. And we realize that the moment just got bigger than us. Do it because you want to. Here is the full transcript from the video from the Matthew McConaughey video . But I see how my relationship with my wife maybe could use a little bit more of my attention. My friend she smiles at me happy that Im excited over this. But I am here to talk brass tacks. Say your obstacle is fear of rejection. Dont try to make it that way. Take the lid off the man made roofs that we put above ourselves and always play like an underdog. For instance, man flies a suicide jet into the World Trade Center. I would argue that our cultural values have even been financialized. Congratulations class of 2015. Matthew David McConaughey (/ m k n h e / m-KON--hay; born November 4, 1969) is an American actor and producer.He had his breakout role with a supporting performance in the coming-of-age comedy Dazed and Confused (1993). Matthew McConaughey: (10:12) I was present, out of my own way, not anticipating next, embracing only what was in front of my eyes, and giving everything the justice it deserved. You all remember that? Happiness is hard to obtain due to our own standards of perfection and changing the goal posts whenever we get close to what we wanted. My first maid. People Ive never met were swearing that they love me. And get it from our intellectual head, thinking about it and into our bones and our soul and our instinct. And while nobody throws you a party when you abide by them, no ones going to arrest you when you break them either. I dont know when 13 got the bad rap and became the mongrel of numerology. And that is the place that Im talking about. Its down here, but hey man, my friendships and my social life, theyre in high gear. I put myself in a place to receive the truth. Matthew McConaughey: (09:08) Now, at that moment for the first time in this trip, I had stopped anticipating what was around the corner. In fact, 13 has been a pretty lucky number for me and I want to tell you how. In fact, 13 has been a pretty lucky number for me, lemme tell you how: Ive always taken these 21 day trips by myself to far off places where I usually dont know the language and nobody knows my name. Three lines, three days work, in a film called Dazed and Confused. I need the respect of my peers. An honest mans pillow is his peace of mind. Who was I was another. We can see the beautiful world around us. Humility is not vogue anymore. No, we can learn from them too, but only if we look at them constructively. Defining ourselves by what we are not is the first step that leads us to really knowing who we are. And the easiest way to dissect success is through gratitude. 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. Give others and yourself more credit. When were depressed. I was present, I was out of my own way. Voluntarily keeping our own counsel because we want to. Im talking about the YOU versus YOU obligations. Now theres always an initiation period with these trips. 3:11. They come in the form of regret, guilt, and remorseyou leave em today, they will cause you more stress tomorrow, and they DISALLOW you from creating a customized future in which you DO NOT have to look over your shoulder. "If I don't keep. Matthew McConaughey gave this commencement speech at the University of Houston 0 seconds of 2 minutes,. Getting the funk. And I got sick. Thats where I want to live!! The commencement speech is available for everyone to view for free in the public domain of YouTube. Theyre a cleanse for me, theyre like a 21-day fast from attention, from all the things I have in my well-appointed life. Matthew McConaughey - This Is Why You're Not Happy. Hopefully, were both going to be happy on both accounts. We realize that the moment just got bigger than us. 1995. Matthew McConaughey: (28:54) He purged his sins to coach. Now, a few hours later, I woke on this 13th morning to a rising sun, surprisingly, fresh and energized. How it applies to you personally. So we shouldnt be surprised, we are the trickiest mammal walking the planet!! Life's not fair. We can dissect ourselves into self loathing if were not carefuland I find that most of the times our obsession with what is wrong just breeds more wrong and more failure. An amount of time that it takes for the place to INITIATE the traveler. Where we dont have to look over our shoulder because were too busy doing what were good at. A couple weeks ago, I interviewed one rumored contender for Texas Governor, Beto O'Rourke. Matthew McConaughey: (22:38) Its a get rich quick on the internet, 15 minutes of fame world we live in. Ive read a lot of my bad reviews, and the good bad reviews, written by the more talented critics, are constructive. You slept around on your spouse and you just found out that tomorrow she and the lady youre having an affair with are going to be at the same PTA meeting. 5. I got to recalibrate. The jungle floor in front of me was actually thousands of butterflies there in my path. I hate that line going down my jeans! 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. They come in the form of regret, guilt and remorse. But its not. She even presses my jeans. You just did it. Or that computer screen that keeps giving us an excuse not to get out of the house and engage with the world and get some HUMAN interaction? I think it was 150 grand. What are crumbs? Right? Its not a response to some result. Thank you, good luck, and just keep living. Opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect the views of TIME editors. Try Rev and save time transcribing, captioning, and subtitling. A lot of people looked up to him. A limit where we think its all too good to be true. Weve all got two wolves in us, a good one and a bad one, and they both want to eat. Packing for my continued journey [inaudible 00:42:30]. Moreover, we must be satisfied in life. Many of you dont even have a job at all. Surprisingly fresh and energized, I dressed, made some tea and went for a morning walk. We give thanks for these things and that gratitude reciprocates, creating more to be thankful for. We so often focus on our FAILURES. Along a muddy path on this walk, I turned a corner. And some of you already have a job lined up, a path where todays job can become tomorrows career, but for most of you, the futures probably still pretty fuzzyyou dont have that job that directly reflects the degree you just got, and many of you dont even have a job at all. My other brother was in HS in the early 1980s, and by this time the GED wasnt enough to guarantee employment, you needed a college degree, and if you got one, you had a pretty good chance of getting the kind of job you wanted after you graduated. 1:03. I mean, I get butterflies every morning before I go to work. You know that group of friends you hang out with that really dont bring out your best? Choose it because you want it. Transcript of the core points from Matthew McConaughey's speech. Don't try to make it that way. Giving thanks for that which we do have, for what is working, appreciating the simple things we sometimes take for granted. They reveal to me what did translate in my work, what came across, what was seen or what wasnt. "Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony." ~ Mahatma Gandhi. And that college degree in 93 did not mean much. If happiness is what youre after, then you are going to be let down frequently and be unhappy much of your time. We get better at themand have more to dissect. I was nervous before I got here to speak tonight. Give your obstacles credit. But there ain't no denying that he's a bit weird. Success isn't about gaining money and fame so that you can gain respect from your peers. Me, I graduated high school in 1988. That was some extra incentive for me to come. A sugar donut or some oatmeal? Translated on-screen subtitles for videos. Get some R.O.IRETURN ON INVESTMENTYour investment. Now, in rewatching the film, and youll agree if you know Wooderson, Wooderson is not a guy who would ever say, later, and then come back to see if you were sure you didnt want to go. Transcripts & captions for a better media workflow. I think it found me. Knowing who we are is hard. Matthew McConaughey: (19:46) I discarded my lucky and faithful American cap, stripped off my talismans from adventures past. We shouldnt create these restrictions on ourselves. So this director of that film, Richard Linklater, he kept inviting me back to set each night, putting me in more scenes which led to more lines, all of which I happily said yes to. Dont get all macho, and act like theyre no big deal. To say, What an unbelievable play! It was an unbelievable book, film, act of couragereally? Because I do know this. Make voluntary obligations. I mean, I Id even subscribe to believe that were all destined to have to do the thing that we fear the most anyway, at some point. I've had my heart broken. So I stripped down to nothing. Do not fall into the entitlement trap of feeling you are a victim, you are not. Joy, though, is something else. Matthew McConaughey's Speech On 'Why You're Not Happy' Is A MUST For Millennial Snowflakes Written by K. Walker on September 18, 2018 For a weird Hollywood guy, Matthew McConaughey gives some pretty amazing speeches. Now, why? I mean, they were up, then they came out, played on their heels. Or getting ready for the job interview early so you dont have to cram the night before. One was a musician named Larry. Now at this time in his life Larry was in the prime of his country music career, had #1 hits and his life was rollin. Matthew McConaughey: (06:31) These are not the lowered insurance rates for a good driving record. And the headings above each potion defining what they would give you were things like fertility, health, family, legal help, energy, forgiveness, money. I've had plenty experience with grief. So whether its prepping the coffee, make it the night before, so all you got to do is press the button in the morning. Why? I felt alive. Not only on this trip but in this life. Theres no way around it. It was SPECTACULAR. He was ashamed. However his speech was quite inspirational. So before I share with you some what I do knows, I want to talk with you about what I dont know. In one of the scenes, I exited screen left to head somewhere, then re-entered the screen to double check if any of the other characters wanted to go with me. I mean, I think the answer, its always right there, right there. Its not all right. Now, that may be prayer, that may be meditation, that may be a walk about, that may be being in the right company, a road trip, whatever it is for you, schedule that time. I have. See, happiness demands a certain outcome. 6. On January 7, 2016 Matthew McConaughey gave a classic motivational speech at the University of Houston. "Unbelievable" is the most stupid word in the dictionary. 13 min read Actor Matthew McConaughey delivered an emotional address at the White House where he shared details about the schoolaged victims of the Uvalde shooting. Its under construction. But do yourself this favor. Thank you. You know Im talking about? 13. Thank you for having me. I hate that line. Wooderson has better things to do like liking those high school girls, man, because I get older and they stay the same age. If I win, I will be happy. Un-be-lievably stupid word. Now, I dont obsess on the unfavorable aspect of their review, but I do see what I can learn from it. A few hours later I returned to camp and packed for my continued journey onto Machu Pichu. We study them. 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. These are whats important to me in my life right now. I was settling into camp, Id already hiked 80 miles to this point and had a three-day trek to Machu Pichu ahead of me. Matthew McConaughey Motivational Speech Transcript, Congressional Testimony & Hearing Transcripts. It is not. The local Sherpas I was traveling with even noticed, calling out to me, sois luz Mateo, sois luz!! published May 16, 2015 Matthew McConaughey stopped by University of Houston yesterday to deliver a commencement address to the university's graduating class. "If happiness is what you're after, then you are going to be let down frequently and be unhappy much of your time. Matthew McConaughey: (38:58) All right. Matthew McConaughey: (36:00) And that night I learned something, just because you can, nah. Its not a choice, not a response to some result, it is a constant. It is result reliant. And since she did now for the first time of my life, I just liked it because I could get it. Question we have to ask ourselves is, what success is to us, what success is to YOU. I dont. And when Larry finished his story and was about to walk away, Coach Royal put his gentle hand on his shoulder and he very discreetly said, Hey, Larry, you got something on your nose there, bud. Larry immediately hurried to the bathroom mirror where he saw some of the white powder that he hadnt cleaned up his nose. Schedule that time to be in a place to receive the truth. You ever felt that way? Frank Reich and the Bills come back to win 4138 in overtime for one of the greatest comebacks in NFL history. Matthew McConaughey: (01:20) . Also, we should be grateful for the eyes. I even discarded my late fathers gold ring he gave to me that was made from a meltdown of he and my moms class rings and gold from one of her teeth. When do we write in our diary? It may be spectacular, it may be phenomenal, most excellent or outstanding. After thanking the Academy, the other nominees, and his fellow cast and crew, the lead of "Dallas Buyers Club" said, to scattered applause: Industry-leading accurate legal transcription to ensure you dont miss a statement. So what do we do? Is it more money? Instead of creating outcomes that take from us, lets create more outcomes that pay us back, fill us up, keep your fire lit, turn you on for the most amount of time in your future. Not the lowered insurance rate for a good driving record, you will not be fined or put in jail if you do not gratify the obligations I speak ofno one else governs these but you. like. Well, I didnt want it there. Didnt mean as much. 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. We make friends with ourselves. Why? I dont get em. Matthew McConaughey: (16:57) I need my performance to be acknowledged. You already liked that one. We can dissect ourselves into self-loathing if were not careful. Except yourself. If we make it that far, then comes THE BIGGIE . When we humans under perform or act OUT of character? Trust me, too many options. First, I believe weve got to put ourselves in the place to receive the truth. AND ITS NOT OUR RIGHT TO SAY OR BELIEVE IT IS. The house. The entitlement trap of feeling like you're a victim. Lets dissect that, and give thanks for those things. And I got sick. Its on you. Because at halftime they put a ceiling, a roof, a limit on their belief in themselves, a.k.a the prevent defense. Maybe they started thinking about the next opponent at halftime, played on their heels, lost the mental edge the entire 2nd half and voila, they lost. It was electric, glowing and vibrant, just hovering just off the surface of the jungle floor as if it was plugged into some neon power plant. 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. Eliminate who you are not, first, and youre going to find yourself where you need to be. I stared. PRIORITIZE WHO YOU ARE, WHO YOU WANT TO BE, AND DONT SPEND TIME WITH ANYTHING THAT ANTAGONIZES YOUR CHARACTER. Whatever your answer is, dont choose anything that will jeopardize your soul. We can learn from them too, but only if we look at them constructively, as a means to reveal what we are good at, what we can get better at, what we do succeed at. Andrew Joseph. Personally, Ive read a whole lot of my bad reviews. The journey has no port. Because I want to keep ALL 5 in healthy shape, and I know that if I DONT take care of them, if I dont keep up maintenance on them, ONE of them is going to get weak, dip too deep into the debit section, go bankrupt, get sick die even. Before his appearance in the. I was no longer in a rush to get anywhere. Because it increases our need to overcome that fear. The time it takes to disconnect from the world we left, and become completely present in the one we are traveling inFor me, that initiation period usually last about thirteen days. Guilt and regret kills many a man before their time. We try our best. 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 we have to consciously put ourselves in a place to receive that clarity. So be brave, have courage. Thank you, to the Academy for this -- all 6000 members. Unbelievable? I just want to be happy. I hear that all the time. The adventure never ends because we are always on our way. But I got to take the tally, because I want to keep all five in healthy shape. I mean, thats the ticket, isnt it? And this was a time when a high school GED got you a job, and the college degree was exemplary. I think fear is a good thing. Because you just eliminated the whos, the wheres, the whats and the when that were keeping you from your identity. The Academy award winner attended the University of Houston graduation tonight to deliver his $135,000 speech. You dont have the answers and is probably pretty damn scary. Okay. So I stripped down to nothing. Matthew McConaughey: (34:57) Matthew McConaughey: (19:06) Joy is the feeling we have from doing what we are fashioned to do, no matter the outcome. Eliminate who you are NOT first, and youll find yourself where you need to be. Or that computer screen, that computer screen that keeps giving us an excuse not to get out of the house and engage with the world and get some real human interaction? Richard Stephen Dreyfuss (/ d r a f s /; born Dreyfus; October 29, 1947) is an American actor. The film I was on was Boys on the Side and we were shooting in Tucson, Arizona. Theyre a check OUT, so I can check IN with myself. A roof is a man-made thing. And when we do that, guess what happens? We just dont always see it. Well, for me, its a measurement of five things. I know thats what I want to live. When do we write in our diary? The sudden fame Id just gotten was somewhat unbalancing. I find that most of the times our obsession with what is wrong, just ends up breeding more wrong, more failure. By Evan Vucci/AP Photo. This is the world that we live in. Matthew McConaughey: ( 00:00) Hey everybody. Add English on-screen subtitles for videos. Well, when did 13 get the bad rap and become the mongrel of numerology? I was having a blast. I felt free and light. Dolby Theater, Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA [AUTHENTICITY CERTIFIED: Text version below transcribed directly from audio] Thank you. Matthew McConaughey: (36:51) Traveling towards immortal finish lines, we write our own book. Best Actor Acceptance Speech, Oscars 2014 Lyrics. You hear me? Thats fine. I hate that line. He's a celebrity brought in to give an . Matthew McConaughey - This Is Why You're Not Happy | One Of The Most Eye Opening Speeches Absolute Motivation 1.39M subscribers Subscribe 214K 15M views 4 years ago If you enjoyed this video. Can you hear me? Joy is not a choice. And he gave a speech that was vintage McConaughey, full of tangents and folksiness. It's great to. And if you do that, then comes the third part, have the patience to internalize it. Stuck on the merry-go-round of a bad habit? Trust me, too many options makes a tyrants of us all. I mean hell yeah, give me more scenes, I love this!! People said I was good at it, they were writing me a check for $325 a day. Matthew McConaughey: (14:24) I had this sweet little adobe guest house on the edge of the Saguaro National Park. And, boy, was I shocked. Why? Here we go. Unbelievable is the stupidest word in the dictionary. Did I want to come up here and just share some funny stories. Actor Matthew McConaughey delivered an emotional address at the White House where he shared details about the school aged victims of the Uvalde shooting massacre. Residuals. I like to see whether or not Im in the debit section or the credit section with each one. He used to run over the goal line, through the end zone and up the tunnel. The place where what we want is also just what we need. 1. And after that, the whole trip is really fun and smooth sailing. Offers may be subject to change without notice. We do our best when our destinations are beyond the measurement, when our reach continually exceeds our grasp, when we have immortal finish lines. Because were not looking at the clock. And dont get paralyzed by denying that they exist and therefore abandoning your need overcome them. And ask yourself, do I deserve this? Why? Dont drink the Kool-Aid. 229K229K. What I NEED to say Hopefully, well both be happy on both accounts And as the saying goes, take what you like, leave the rest. Just because you CAN? Nah Its not a good enough reason to do something. Life is not easy. OK, I got nothing against money. It shouldnt ever come out of our mouths. Well, those people, those places, those things, stop giving them your time and energy. So, Im going to talk to you about some things Ive learned along my journeymost from experience, some I heard in passing, many Im still practicing, but ALL of them, true. I was sick of myself. - Matthew McConaughey. 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