Matthew McConaughey admitted he considered quitting Hollywood altogether — and finding another vocation like teaching — during a time in his career when he was only getting romantic comedy roles.
Speaking to actor Glen Powell for Interview magazine, the 54-year-old actor said he left Hollywood for two years to figure out what he wanted to do when he only seemed able to get roles in movies like the “Wedding Planner” and “How to Lose a Guy in 10 days.”
“I’ve usually zigged when I felt like Hollywood wanted me to zag,” McConaughey said. “When I had my rom-com years, there was only so much bandwidth I could give to those, and those were some solid hits for me. But I wanted to try some other stuff. Of course, I wasn’t getting it, so I had to leave Hollywood for two years.”
“Dude it was scary. I had long talks with my wife about needing to find a new vocation,” he…
