Matthew McConaughey Drops New Hint About Political Future
The award-winning actor may join the likes of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Clint Eastwood in the club of Hollywood stars-turned-politicians.
Oscar-winning actor Matthew McConaughey hasn’t closed the door to a future in politics.
The 55-year-old actor, who has flirted with the idea of a political run over the years, addressed whether he would consider making the career change in an interview Wednesday with CBS Mornings’ Gayle King.
“It is something I still consider,” the Interstellar star said. “Yeah, I don’t know if that’s my lane, if that’s a place I can be most useful. It’s not my inherent language.”
It remains unclear what the 'Interstellar' star's party affiliations are.
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The How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days actor has never declared a party, but has criticized Hollywood for being too far left and described himself as “aggressively centrist.”
“Some people in our industry, not all of them, there’s some that go to the left so far,” the actor said in a 2021 interview.
McConaughey’s political ambitions have been simmering for years, with him floating the possibility of a run in his home state of Texas on several occasions.
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In 2020, McConaughey hinted at running for governor in the Lone Star state when radio host Hugh Hewitt asked if he would consider a bid.
The Hollywood star has frequently teased a potential career pivot into politics.
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“It would be up to the people more than it would me,” the actor said.
A year later, the Dazed and Confused star said he was “seriously considering” running for Texas governor during an episode of Crime Stoppers of Houston’s The Balance Voice podcast.
Most recently, the actor appeared in Congress in April to provide a testimony to support Texas Senate Bill 22, a proposal aimed at attracting more film and television projects into the state.
Matthew McConaughey said he is still considering politics, but his current focus is on being a father.
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“Maybe I do have a point of view...I don’t know if that’s in a capital p politician position,” the actor said to King.
“I’m calling on myself and others and saying ‘hey, we can each make certain behavioral changes for ourselves,’” he said. “If that parlays into a position of politics in the future, it could, but right now I’m gonna write, be a dad, get my kids out of the house hopefully as healthy as possible.”
The actor is promoting his new film, The Lost Bus, which follows the true story of heroic bus driver Kevin McKay. McConaughey’s real-life son, Levi Alves McConaughey, also appears in the film as McConaughey’s on-screen son.
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