From there, the actor would go on to achieve stardom for his portrayal of the infinitely cool Wooderson, solidifying his place as a Hollywood royalty and pave the way for roles in other classic films like Frailty, Killer Joe, and The Wolf of Wall Street — not to mention a 2014 Oscar win for Dallas Buyers Club.
Can you even imagine Hollywood without Matthew McConaughey?
Well, according to the actor’s recent remarks to ET, he mostly viewed acting as something to do for fun before getting cast in Richard Linklater’s 1993 classic, Dazed and Confused.