Matthew McConaughey had ‘no idea’ his ‘alright, alright, alright’ movie line would follow him around for ‘life.’
The 54-year-old first uttered the phrase 30 years ago when playing slacker David Wooderson in director Richard Linklater’s 1993 coming-of-age comedy film Dazed And Confused.
The performer – who recently spoke about his ‘initiation process’ into Hollywood – has now opened up about the impact it has had on him in the decades since during an interview with People.
McConaughey stated that, at the time, he ‘had no idea that that line would precede me for the rest of my life.’
The actor also revealed that he improvised the ‘Alright, alright, alright’ line, as it was not included in the original script.
Matthew McConaughey had ‘no idea’ his ‘alright, alright, alright’ movie line would follow him around for ‘life’; seen in 2023
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The 54-year-old first uttered the phrase 30 years ago when playing slacker David Wooderson in director Richard Linklater’s 1993 coming-of-age comedy film Dazed and Confused
He added that the phrase ‘(came) out of my mouth in a scene that I was never supposed to be in, that was never written.’
Dazed And Confused was set in the mid-1970s and centered on a group of high schoolers living in Austin, Texas.
In addition to McConaughey, the feature starred performers such as Milla Jovovich, Parker Posey and Ben Affleck.
The film was met with critical acclaim upon its release, and it has since been credited with helping to launch the careers of much of its cast.
The How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days star recited the line in a scene where he pulls his car alongside actress Marissa Ribisi, now 49, in a drive-through to try and pick her up.
McConaughey said the line was the result of him ‘starting to get a little nervous’ about who his character was, adding: ‘I started to go, Well, who’s my man? Who’s Wooderson?’
The True Detective star recalled that, as his character was fond of his car, rock music and cannabis, ‘alright, alright, alright’ served as a verbal confidence booster as he attempted to flirt with Ribisi’s character.
‘That was three affirmations for the thing that my character had as he was going to get his fourth. It was a kick-starter,’ he said.
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The actor also revealed that he improvised the ‘Alright, alright, alright’ line, as it was not included in the original script
![The True Detective star recalled that, as his character was fond of his car, rock music and cannabis, 'alright, alright, alright' served as a verbal confidence booster as he attempted to flirt with Ribisi's character; seen in March](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/04/12/20/83566599-13302459-The_True_Detective_star_recalled_that_as_his_character_was_fond_-a-38_1712949740765.jpg)
The True Detective star recalled that, as his character was fond of his car, rock music and cannabis, ‘alright, alright, alright’ served as a verbal confidence booster as he attempted to flirt with Ribisi’s character; seen in March
![The Interstellar actor went on to quote his own line when he received the Academy Award for Best Actor in 2014 for his work in Dallas Buyers Club](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/04/12/20/83567459-13302459-The_Interstellar_actor_went_on_to_quote_his_own_line_when_he_rec-a-39_1712949740925.jpg)
The Interstellar actor went on to quote his own line when he received the Academy Award for Best Actor in 2014 for his work in Dallas Buyers Club
McConaughey told People that he was still fond of the phrase and that he had not lost any affection for the line over the years.
He said: ‘People ask me all the time, “Are you tired of that preceding you?” And I’m like, “Hell, no.”‘
‘Every time I hear it, I’m like, “That was the first three words you said ever on film 30-something years ago.” I take it as a compliment,’ he added.
The Interstellar actor went on to quote his own line when he received the Academy Award for Best Actor in 2014 for his work in Dallas Buyers Club.
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