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Matthew McConaughey is currently going through a fluctuating phase in his career, with no significant critical or commercial successes in recent times. The Oscar-winning actor was riding high with critically acclaimed performances inDallas Buyers Club,Interstellar, and the HBO series,True Detective. McConaughey also appeared in a small yet memorable role in Martin Scorsese’s biographical film,The Wolf of Wall Street.
TheGoldactor began his career in television commercials and later took on background roles in a couple of movies. McConaughey’s passion for acting sometimes drives him to go to extremes, as he shared in an interview.
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Matthew McConaughey Shared His Worst Audition Experience
In 2013, before winning his Best Actor Oscar,Matthew McConaugheyappeared in a Roundtable discussion hosted by The Hollywood Reporter. The panel also featured great talents, includingJake Gyllenhaal,Jared Leto,Josh Brolin,Michael B. Jordan, andForest Whitaker. The actors discussed various aspects of their profession, sharing both the ups and downs.
One of the questions posed by the interviewer was about the worst audition experiences of the actors. While Brolin recounted his ridiculous audition story forThe Fly 2and Gyllenhaal shared his story of losingThe Lord of the Ringsrole; McConaughey had a rather insane story. McConaughey shared his audition experience for a Lee Tamahori film, where he literally scared the director. TheMagic Mikeactor shared withThe Hollywood Reporter:
“I knew going out [of the audition], “Man, you kind of gave 80 percent.” And I got in my truck and turned around — U-turn — came back in, just [walked] right past the secretary, knocked the casting director out of the way, went right up to [Tamahori], and weight-nailed him against the wall. I grabbed the next guy and put him in the corner and grabbed like a spoon or something. I just wrecked the room and then left. I didn’t hear back from ’em.”
TheKiller Joeactor may have aimed for a more realistic audition the second time to impress the filmmaker, but it turned into a violent outburst that backfired. Notably, Lee Tamahori directed the James Bond film,Die Another Day, and theVin DieselstarringXXX: State of the Union.
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Matthew McConaughey’s Audition That Led To His Breakthrough Role
While his audition for the Lee Tamahori film didn’t go as planned, Matthew McConaughey is no stranger to approaching the big guys for a role. His breakthrough came with a role in the coming-of-age comedy film,Dazed and Confused. At the time, theMudactor was a film student, and he went up to the casting director Don Philips, whom he had encountered at a hotel, and asked for a role.
McConaughey even convinced the director Richard Linklater who initially didn’t like him. About his audition, theTropic Thunderactor toldThe Hollywood Reporter:
“I mean, the first audition I had with Linklater, Dazed and Confused, that was a job interview for me, right? So I tucked in my shirt, man, shaved my hair, pressed my jeans and went in ’cause it was a job interview. And he was like: ‘Hey, OK. Let your hair grow out, and maybe, uh …’ And I was like, ‘I can do that?’”
TheBernieactor got along so well with his co-stars that his role, David Wooderson, who was supposed to be a minor role, was expanded. WhileDazed and Confusedwas a box office disappointment, it was a critics’ favorite and gained a cult following in the later years.The Dark Toweractor also received praise for his part in the film, and anaudition tapeof the actor for the film later surfaced online.
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TheSerenityactor is set to take over the lead role in aYellowstonesequel series afterKevin Costnerannounced his departure from the series. In the meantime, fans can enjoy McConaughey’s performance inDazed and Confused, available for streaming on Paramount Plus.
Source:The Hollywood Reporter
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