As Matthew McConaughey tells it, after the release of A Time To Kill in 1996, he had Hollywood at his fingertips. The Friday before the film’s release, he was simply looking for a role.
The Monday after, he could pick almost any project he wanted. McConaughey discussed his career, legacy and current role as a professor at the University of Texas with The Hollywood Reporter editorial director Matthew Belloni during a HISTORYtalks "Leadership and Legacy" event hosted by the History channel at Carnegie Hall in New York Saturday.
McConaughey said he decided to focus on what he calls "philanthropic" stories, "stories that I was honored to be a part of," he said Saturday, citing the films Amistad, and Contact. "Then I started doing these romantic.
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