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>> he is an authentic texas character. a fellow texan profiled him early in his career. >> that part is flat, dusty, and freaky if you didn't grow up there. if you did it feels normal. >> he is the youngest son to jay and kim mcconaughey. a former football player turned oil pipe salesman. jim moves the family to east texas in the oil boom where matthew plays on the golf team and wins an award for best looks at longview high. after graduation he enrolls in the university of texas at austin. always a good student, he revealed on "inside the actor studio" that acting was not in his original plan. >> i was headed towards law
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different part, but he impressed joe schumaker to the part that he red for jake bergantz. >> the lead role, based on personal experiences as a lawyer. >> i'm young and i'm inexperienced. >> studio executives balk at putting a unknown in the lead. >> this was not a small movie. this was a big, expensive movie. and the leading role was played by a guy that nobody had heard of. and he was just some guy from texas. >> the marketing campaign heats up on the eve of the film's release in the summer of 1996. >> remember this name and remember this face. he is the star of "a time to kill" and his name is matthew mcconaughey, and he will bring
40 foot walls and be a recluse. >> what makes him tick is a subject of curiosity. fans learned he dances to the beat of a different drum. specifically a bongo. >> matthew mcconaughey is free on bail. >> police say he was apparently intoxicated, dancing in the living room naked and playing bongo drums. >> it becomes so famous, it even gets a puppet parody treatment. >> i could see a nude white male dancing and playing bongo drums. >> mcconaughey may live an unorthodox life, but his movie roles are becoming more and more conventional. >> he is strong. he is sturdy. >> hollywood leans on him for a
>> i needed to pull back on what i had been doing. i didn't work for two years. >> what do you say, boys? >> a comeback that nobody saw coming. >> best performance by an actor in a leading role. >> it put him in the oscar race. >> i'm having a great time. tonight, wbr id="wbr890"/> cnn "spotlight matthew mcconaughey." i'm michelle turner. welcome to texas hill country. where matthew mcconaughey was born, raised, and still calls home. it has produced some pretty colorful characters. after a career spanning two decades, matthew is finally getting his dew for playing another remarkable texan in one of the year's most celebrated movies. >> one story, rooted in texas, /b>
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there has to be a moment when you look in the mirror and say what am i doing with my life? >> i'm trying to make it right. >> coming up, matthew mcconaughey takes stock, and decides to go in a bold new direction. >> mr. woodruff? you have 30 days left. geico motorcycle. see how much you could save. so i got the new nokia lumia icon. it's got 1080p video, three times zoom, and a twenty-megapixel sensor. it's got the brightest display, so i can see what i'm shooting -- even outdoors,
now oscar nominated. it's texas grown lead actor oscar nominated, too. >> welcome to the dallas buyers club. >> i was fortunate to be in what i think is a damn good movie. >> matthew mcconaughey in his moment. >> this is wbr-id="wbr1490"/> celebration time now. >> the actor with the major award season mojo. >> it feels good. a goden globe, a screen actors guild award, unending praise for his portrayal of ron woodruff in "dallas buyers club." the movie and it's star both kwiquintessentia quintessentially texas.
huge. >> i couldn't go cheap. i had to look sick. >> when dallas buyers club premiers, the drum beat for oscars starts instantly. >> for most people, it was just like wow, he is on a role. >> he sweeps more than a dozen film industry nominations and awards. now parents of three, his wife by his side every step of the way. >> you won the golden globe, were you genuinely surprised? there has been a ground swell of momentum. >> i was genuinely surprised. i have been genuinely surprised with each victory i have gotten. >> matthew mcconaughey in "dallas buyers club." >> mcconaughey says he is just getting started. >> it is a wonderful moment in my career that is in the middle