Matthew McConaughey

From those praising him for reuniting the country over gun control, to those bashing him as a Hollywood stripper, people are divided over McConaughey's ...

"Yeah sure but it's ok when you are shooting a movie and making lots of money to glorify gun use. When an actor tries to lecture me on gun control and gun violence, when he has made millions from his movies displaying gun violence. "The White House is so devoid of credible surrogates they've had to drag Matthew McConaughey off the set of yet another Magic Mike sequel to drone on about gun control.

Matthew McConaughey delivered a passionate 20-minute speech at the podium of the White House press briefing room discussing the Texas mass shooting.

Again, we got to look in the mirror, lead with humility, and acknowledge the values that are inherent to but also above politics. The money she had made two summers ago paid to -- paid to paint the front of the house. Camila and I, we -- we sat with about 20 of their family members in the living room, along with their four kids. We also met Ana and Dani- -- Danilo, the mom and the stepdad of nine-year-old Maite Rodriguez. And Maite wanted to be a marine biologist. They -- they shared all these stories about Irma and Joe -- served the community and would host all these parties, and how Irma and Joe were planning on getting a food truck together when they soon retired. The week prior to her passing, she had been preparing to read a verse from the Bible for the next Wednesday night's church service. I need to live next to the ocean because I want to be a marine biologist. These are the same green Converse on her feet that turned out to be the only clear evidence that could identify her after the shooting. Now, Alithia -- her dream was to go to art school in Paris and one day share her art with the world. Camila and I came here to share my stories from my hometown of Uvalde. I came here to take meetings with elected officials on both sides of the aisle. Her mother said, of this drawing -- she said, “You know, we never really talked to her about heaven before, but somehow she knew.” We are in a window of opportunity right now that we have not been in before, a window where it seems like real change -- real change can happen.

The actor from Uvalde has won an Oscar and considered running for governor of Texas.

He left the desert with a book that fits his approach to life. “It’s a humbling and inspiring path to ponder,” he said. McConaughey never became such a Hollywood fixture that he left Texas behind for good. To his credit, he never tried to spin the event. He describes in the book an offer for an unnamed rom-com that would’ve paid $14 million. Most of them had no idea he was a film star. We like to think of Matthew McConaughey as a great superstar from the beginning. He was dating a bartender working at the Hyatt in Austin. She got to know Don Phillips, a notable casting director who was in town working on a new film by Houston native Richard Linklater, whose “Slacker” was an independent film success. At 6’2” and 220 lbs., the University of Houston draftee never could play end in the 21st century. He made him in a way he didn’t other actors. “Don saw something in him,” said Melissa Maerz, author of the book “Alright, Alright, Alright: The Oral History of Richard Linklater’s ‘Dazed and Confused.’” He got Matthew an agent, taught him behind-the-scenes things about the industry. Interest in a Texas gubernatorial run ended last November. But McConaughey -- a Texas native and a Texas resident -- hasn't ruled out a future run for public office.

The actor, a native of Uvalde, Texas, called for meaningful gun legislation reform.

We need to restore our American values. We need to restore our family values. We need background checks. We need to restrain sensationalized media coverage. We need to invest in mental healthcare. We need safer schools.

Actor Matthew McConaughey took to the podium at the White House to make an empassioned plea for gun responsibility.

We need background checks,” he continued. McConaughey, a native of Uvalde, Texas, has been meeting with Senators to discuss gun control reform following the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School. Image: Brendan Smialowski / AFP McConaughey, a native of Uvalde, Texas, has been meeting with Senators to discuss gun control reform following the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School. Image: Brendan Smialowski / AFP “And you know what they all said? Actor Matthew McConaughey took the podium at the White House on Tuesday to deliver an emotional appeal for “gun responsibility” following the massacre at an elementary school in his hometown of Uvalde, Texas. Matthew McConaughey speaks during the daily briefing in the James S Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on 7 June 2022.

James Gunn spoke out against right-wing outlets accusing Matthew McConaughey of "grandstanding" at his White House address.

But only in the US is it harder to sell a donut than a gun. But only in the US is it harder to sell a donut than a gun. The poster below posted this as if this is a good thing. Hollywood!” There are violent stories & video games in most every country in the world. When one follower remarked that 60 percent of gun owners are trained to use their firearms, Gunn replied, “The poster below posted this as if this is a good thing. Hollywood!’ There are violent stories & video games in most every country in the world.

Matthew McConaughey pleading for lawmakers to reform gun laws after the Uvalde school shooting hit home in a way that no major politician has been able to ...

Like McConaughey, who said he hugged his children “a bit tighter and longer than the night before” after learning of the massacre in his hometown, I too felt the need to embrace my children a bit longer than I did the day before. As I looked around at their school, it was so clear to me that Robb Elementary, where 19 children and two teachers were killed, could have been as much there as it could have been anywhere. With his familiar Texas drawl and passionate appeal to elected officials to rise above the politics, McConaughey, who flirted with running for governor of Texas until late last year, gave voice to what the majority of Americans believe: that it’s possible to protect the Second Amendment while promoting more responsible gun laws. At times, his speech was hard to listen to, particularly as he profiled the hopes and dreams of some of the children lost in the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting — aspirations that will now never be realized. “Regulations are not a step back; they’re a step forward for a civil society and — and the Second Amendment.” As MSNBC’s Katy Tur noted, CNN, MSNBC and Fox News all stayed with McConaughey’s speech in its entirety — a reflection of its gripping nature.

The Oscar-winning star gave a bipartisan speech at the White House that put Joe Biden's to shame... could he be exactly what the USA needs?

But as the CEO of the state or a nation, you have to administrate. But it was not always obvious, from McConaughey’s cinematic roles and public persona, that he would become the surf-dude Cicero. After being a high-school football star, he briefly toyed with the law before acting. In 2020, he published a book, Greenlights, a part-memoir part-manifesto for life that would sit easily with a tilt at office. He discussed running for Texas governor, perhaps as an independent, before pulling out last November, apparently over fears that he might split the Democrat vote: perhaps a hint at his other political leanings. “Uvalde is where I learned to master a Daisy BB gun,” he said, adding, “That took two years before I graduated to a 410 shotgun. As with any compelling speech, McConaughey had the effect of prompting questions in the audience’s mind which he then went on to answer. Because he had been to the White House to speak with President Biden about gun control. Uvalde is where I was taught to revere the power and the capability of the tool that we call a gun.” Later he quoted the passage from Deuteronomy that 10-year-old Ellie Garcia had been preparing to read in church on Wednesday evening. In a suit, white shirt and glasses, hair swept back smartly, he eulogised the victims of the attacks in Texas on May 24, which left 19 students and two teachers dead, and 17 others wounded. It is hard to imagine a figure better suited to the moment. He spoke of how hard it had been for the undertaker’s cosmetologist to prepare the tiny bodies for open-casket viewings, so awful were their exit wounds. His address was eloquent without lapsing into Hollywood showmanship, angry but not histrionic and charming but not at the expense of its power.

Matthew McConaughey, a native of Uvalde, Texas, was addressing last month's horrific mass shooting that left 19 children and two teachers dead.

There is a gun in your glovebox. There is a gun in the nightstand. There is a gun in your purse. You need to pass training and testing to ride a motorcycle or pluck eyebrows in a salon setting, but you can wander into to a gun show and buy an M16 rifle and hundreds of rounds of ammo like you’re ordering McNuggets? You can’t renovate your porch without a permit, but you can stockpile firearms to mow down an entire postal code? Leaders who can slice through the partisan rage and intellectual dishonesty, not leaders who cravenly amplify the dysfunction. As McConaughey continued: “We need a waiting period for those rifles. He talked about driving to Uvalde the day after the massacre and meeting with families. How is it that 18-year-old in Texas can’t legally order a beer, but can buy a weapon of war? There is a gun in your holster as you dash out to 7-Eleven for milk and eggs. America, which has roughly 5 per cent of the global population, owns more than 40 per cent of the private firearms. America, our beloved neighbour to the south, has a problem with gun violence. I don’t say that lightly, mostly because I fear a free world led by Oprah or The Rock. But McConaughey has flirted with public office.

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Actor and Uvalde, Texas, native Matthew McConaughey met with President Joe Biden on Tuesday, and urged more congressional action on gun violence in an ...

His comments, however, appeared to be intended for Republicans in Congress who have opposed gun legislation. Responsible parties in this debate seem to at least be committed to sitting down and having a real conversation about a new and improved path forward." "We can't truly be leaders if we're only living for re-election." McConaughey appeared to choke up several times while holding up photos of some of the child victims. His comments, however, were expected to have little impact. "Uvalde is where I learned responsible gun ownership."

Matthew McConaughey and his wife Camila Alves have a beautiful family with three adorable children, and their fans were treated to a rare photo of their ...

"All three are very, very caring and kind individuals… Being a dad was always my only dream. "And it's remained the pinnacle for me.

Defensive gun use—when guns are used to protect and save lives—outnumbers criminal usage even by the most conservative estimates.

The Pittsburgh synagogue killer was 46 years old. The Thousand Oaks, California killer was 28 years old. The Virginia Tech killer was 23 years old. The Sutherland Springs, Texas killer was 26 years old. El Paso's killer was 21 years old. The 2017 Las Vegas killer was 64 years old.