28-05-2025
Matthew McConaughey Sends Strong 1-Word Message on Memorial Day
Beloved actor Matthew McConaughey uprooted his life with wife Camila Alves in 2008 when he moved away from Hollywood and relocated back to his home state of Texas.
He's told the story several times, but McConaughey wasn't happy with his career at the time as Hollywood had him pegged as a rom-com only persona.
"The romantic comedies remained my only consistent box office hits, which made them my only consistent incoming offers," McConaughey wrote in his memoir, according to IndieWire. "For me personally, I enjoyed being able to give people a nitty-minute breezy romantic getaway from the stress of their lives where they didn't have to think about anything, just watch the boy chase the girl, fall down, then get up and finally get her. I had taken the baton from Hugh Grant, and I ran with it."
He previously told former NFL star quarterbacks Peyton and Eli Manning that he turned down over $14.5 million for a rom-com - a move that eventually kickstarted his post-romantic comedy career with hits like Mud, Dallas Buyer's Club and True Detective.
"I declined the offer," McConaughey added. "If I couldn't do what I wanted, I wasn't going to do what I didn't, no matter the price."
As McConaughey moved into a new direction he rose to super-stardom and became a voice fans looked to - even away from the big screen. On Monday, May 26, he used that voice to share just one word on Memorial Day: "remember."
Along with a photo of a run-down house graced with the American flag, McConaughey's message was clear.
"Memorial Day is an American holiday on the last Monday of May. It honors fallen service members of the U.S. military," the Wounded Warrior Project said. "Americans began to recognize Memorial Day in 1868, and the country established it as a federal holiday in 1971. Originally known as 'Decoration Day,' the holiday started with communities coming together to decorate the graves of those who died during service."Matthew McConaughey Sends Strong 1-Word Message on Memorial Day first appeared on Men's Journal on May 26, 2025
