Matthew McConaughey movie quotes

“Today, I want to talk about our opponent this afternoon. They're bigger, faster, stronger, more experienced and on paper, they're just better. And they know it too. But I want to tell you something that they don't know. They don't know your heart. I do. I've seen it.”
Matthew McConaughey - Jack Lengyel

“Man who invented the hamburger was smart; man who invented the cheeseburger was a genius.”
Matthew McConaughey

“Can you see her? Her raped, beaten, broken body soaked in their urine, soaked in their semen, soaked in her blood, left to die. Can you see her? I want you to picture that little girl. Now imagine she's white.”

Matthew McConaughey - Jake Tyler Brigance

- Jack Lengyel: My youngest crapped his pants yesterday.
- President Dedmon: Well, that happens.
- Jack Lengyel: He's four. Sandy was out so I had to clean him up. When she got home, I told her what happened, she couldn't believe it. I said "I know, the kid's four, he shouldn't be doing that anymore", She said "No, not that, I can't believe... (continue) (continue reading)
Matthew McConaughey - Jack Lengyel
David Strathairn - President Dedmon

“Now we came here today to remember six young men and sixty-nine others who will not be on the field with you today, but they will be watching. You can bet your ass that they'll be gritting their teeth with every snap of that football. How you play today, from this moment on is how you will be remembered. This is your opportunity to rise from...” (continue) (continue reading)
Matthew McConaughey - Jack Lengyel

“From the souls of your feet, with every ounce of blood you've got in your body, lay it on the line until the final whistle blows. And if you do that, if you do that, we cannot lose. We may be behind on the scoreboard at the end of the game but if you play like that we cannot be defeated.”
Matthew McConaughey - Jack Lengyel

“One day, not today, not tomorrow, not this season, probably not next season either but one day, you and I are gonna wake up and suddenly we're gonna be like every other team in every other sport where winning is everything and nothing else matters.”
Matthew McConaughey - Jack Lengyel

“For those of you who may not know, this is the final resting place for six members of the 1970 Thundering Herd. The plane crash that took their lives was so severe, so absolute, that their bodies were unable to be identified. So they were buried here. Together. Six players. Six teammates. Six Sons of Marshall.”
Matthew McConaughey - Jack Lengyel

“- Nate Ruffin: Coach, that... was my team. They left it in my hands.
- Jack Lengyel: No... no, they did not. They just left.”
Anthony Mackie - Nate Ruffin
Matthew McConaughey - Jack Lengyel

“- Baker Dill: People don't change.
- Karen Zariakas: I'm still the girl at the bridge.”
Matthew McConaughey - Baker Dill
Anne Hathaway - Karen Zariakas

“She never knows whether opportunity's all around her, or it pours off her like rain.”

Matthew McConaughey - Baker Dill

“- Baker Dill: Well if it helps, I called your office. They said you are real.
- Reid Miller: That's very kind of them. Did you ask them what real means?
- Baker Dill: I didn't have enough coins to get into that conversation.”
Matthew McConaughey - Baker Dill
Jeremy Strong - Reid Miller

“- Duke: Do you see that, captain?
- Baker Dill: Yeah. I see him. Alright, what do you think man? Do you think the beast is close? What do you say, Duke?
- Duke: He's down there somewhere. Making up his damn mind.”

Djimon Hounsou - Duke
Matthew McConaughey - Baker Dill

“If I didn't catch fish all day, I'd find a way to kill you.”
Matthew McConaughey - Baker Dill

“- Louise Brown: I thought you said you didn't smoke.
- Willis Newton: I didn't say I didn't smoke, I said it's a waste of time.”
Julianna Margulies - Louise Brown
Matthew McConaughey - Willis Newton

“- Dr. Eve Saks: None of those drugs have been approved by the FDA.
- Ron Woodroof: Screw the FDA. I'm gonna be DOA.”
Jennifer Garner - Dr. Eve Saks
Matthew McConaughey - Ron Woodroof

“It ain't just for us. Black, white, rich, poor, it's for everybody.”
Matthew McConaughey - Newton Knight

“- Will Sumrall: He died with honor.
- Newton Knight: No, Will, he just died.”

Sean Bridgers - Will Sumrall
Matthew McConaughey - Newton Knight

“- Wooderson: Say, man, you got a joint?
- Mitch Kramer: No, not on me, man.
- Wooderson: It'd be a lot cooler if you did.”
Matthew McConaughey - Wooderson
Wiley Wiggins - Mitch Kramer

“- Dottie Smith: Your eyes hurt.
- Killer Joe Cooper: I beg your pardon?”
Juno Temple - Dottie Smith
Matthew McConaughey - Killer Joe Cooper

“We've been out one time. She's a nice girl, I'm a nice guy, we had fun, and I must tell you nothing is doomed.”
Matthew McConaughey - Tripp

“Our job was to select someone to speak for everybody. And I just couldn't in good conscience vote for a person who doesn't believe in God. Someone who honestly thinks the other ninety five percent of us suffer from some form of mass delusion.”
Matthew McConaughey - Palmer Joss

“- Richard Barkley: Mr Woodroof, I'm afraid that you're nothing more than a common drug dealer, so if you'll excuse us...
- Ron Woodroof: Oh, I'm the drug dealer? No, you're the fuckin' drug dealer. I mean, goddamn, people are dyin'. And y'all are up there afraid that we're gonna find an alternative without you.”
Michael O'Neill - Richard Barkley
Matthew McConaughey - Ron Woodroof

“- President Dedmon: Jack, I may not know football, but I have dealt with the NCAA. They like their rules, and the biggest one is freshmen are not allowed to play intercollegiate athletics.
- Jack Lengyel: That's why you're gonna get them to make an exception.
- President Dedmon: How am I supposed to...
- Jack Lengyel: Explain it to them. We...” (continue) (continue reading)
David Strathairn - President Dedmon
Matthew McConaughey - Jack Lengyel

“I'm tired of it. You, me, all of it! We're all out there dying so they can stay rich!”

Matthew McConaughey - Newton Knight