"Having children has made me better artist": Matthew McConaughey
Apr 15, 2024
Washington [US], April 15 : Actor Matthew McConaughey shared how his three children Levi, 15, Vida, 14, and Livingston, 11, whom he shares with wife Camila Alves McConaughey, have made him a better actor, reported People.
"Having children I know has made me a better artist and has made me a better actor, because kids see things for the first time all the time. Their questions are innocent," he said.
"I become a better storyteller because I have kids, meaning, I come home from work on something like True Detective, and my 4-year-old kid goes, 'What'd you do today?' I cannot tell them what the show's really about, it's not age-appropriate. So I have to go into a parable for them," added McConaughey
He continued, "And so I had to become a better storyteller to tell my kids about a good guy, a bad guy and a monster in this, to tell them the parable of the story I was in."
The ace actor, who is known for his performance in 'A Time to Kill', 'Amistad', 'The Wedding Planner', and many more, has realized that he never worked on age-appropriate projects as he looks at his kids growing up.
"As you become a parent, what do you end up watching? You end up watching mostly what your kids are watching, and so I was like, 'Man, I've never been a part of an animated film,' and I like doing voice work," he said
Eventually, McConaughey signed on to star in the 2016 animated film 'Sing', in which he worked opposite Taron Egerton, Scarlett Johansson and Tori Kelly.
"They thought it was cool," McConaughey said of his three children. "I remember sitting at the premiere with them listening and going, 'Hey, that sounds like ...' and they had that moment where they look at the screen and audio, and then look at me sitting next to them and do the math. That was cool to them, and that was something I did for them -- and the kid in all of us."
McConaughey recalled his childhood years and revealed if he would give his younger self any advice.
"Oh, I wouldn't tell him. I'd let him figure it out the same way I did," the star, who gives back through his work with the Just Keep Livin Foundation and efforts like the Greenlights Grant Initiative, says.
"Take feeder roads off the highway. Get confused, get frustrated, feel lost and overcome it," he continued.
"I think the amount of sweat that I got there, or blood that was drawn, was healthy for me," added McConaughey, reported People.
