Matthew McConaughey, 50, admits he still doesn’t know what he wants to be in #Graduation2020 speech: ‘This is when it gets fun’
Matthew McConaughey is one of the most recognizable names in Hollywood, with a movie career spanning three decades.
But the Academy Award winner has admitted that even he doesn’t have everything figured out.
He said he’s ‘still not quite sure’ what he wants to be Friday in a candid and inspiring speech to the class of 2020 for the star-studded virtual #Graduation2020 on Facebook Watch.
Class of 2020: Matthew McConaughey said he’s ‘still not quite sure’ what he wants to be Friday in a speech to the class of 2020
The 50-year-old started by referencing his breakout role David Wooderson from the 1993 high school film Dazed and Confused: ‘Congratulations. Check! Alright… alright, alright.
‘You’re gonna continue to learn for the rest of your life. The big learning is coming in the future for you, I promise you, the experiential learning, where you get to put what you’ve learned in school to task.
‘This is when it gets fun. This is when it gets hard. Don’t bother yourself too much if you’re not quite sure what you wanna do in life.’
He continued: ‘I’m 50. I have many days where I’m still not quite sure what I wanna be. Alright? But I work on it, stay the process, try to enjoy it as much as I can.
Still figuring it out: He said in his speech: ‘I’m 50. I have many days where I’m still not quite sure what I wanna be. Alright? But I work on it, stay the process, try to enjoy it as much as I can’
Hook ’em Horns: McConaughey ended his speech with the Hook ’em Horns hand signal, referencing his own alma mater The University of Texas at Austin, where he graduated in 1993
Longhorn for life: Last year, he was named professor of practice at the Department of Radio-Television-Film at the Moody College of Communication, where he’s taught since 2015
‘Live in a way now where you can look back later and say, “I think I handled that pretty well. Congratulations, self.” All the way. Just keep living baby. Enjoy.’
McConaughey ended his speech with the Hook ’em Horns hand signal, referencing his own alma mater The University of Texas at Austin, where he graduated in 1993.
Last year, he was named professor of practice at the Department of Radio-Television-Film at the Moody College of Communication, where he’s taught since 2015.
During his speech, the screen scrolled with the names of high schools and colleges in Texas where kids weren’t able to graduate amid COVID-19.
McConaughey has been isolating at home in the Lone Star State with mom Kay, 80, wife Camila Alves, 38, sons Levi, 11, Livingston, seven, and daughter Vida, 10.
Family time: McConaughey has been isolating at home in the Lone Star State with mom Kay, 80, wife Camila Alves, 38, sons Levi, 11, Livingston, seven, and daughter Vida, 10