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The Megyn Kelly Show

Matthew McConaughey on Leaving Hollywood, Raising Kids with a Strong Foundation, and the Power of Faith | Ep. 1156

The Megyn Kelly Show

SiriusXM

News, Society & Culture, News Commentary

4.438.6K Ratings

🗓️ 24 September 2025

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

Megyn Kelly is joined by Matthew McConaughey, author of "Poems & Prayers," to discuss raising kids that aren't entitled, working with his 17-year-old son in the new movie "The Lost Bus," fighting against nepotism, the importance of giving kids a strong foundation, his "conservative early, liberal late" philosophy, the difference between a "good man" and a "nice guy," why it's important to stand up for your values, how faith plays a big role in his life, his friendship with Woody Harrelson, why he looks up to Paul Newman, why politics "could be" in his future, the different leadership roles he's exploring, the big decisions presidents have to make, leaving Hollywood and raising kids in Texas, rebranding himself away from "the rom-com guy," losing their dads early in their lives, McConaughey choosing to go to film school over law school, the confidence he had to go after his dream of acting, and more. More from McConaughey: https://greenlights.com/ SelectQuote: Life insurance is never cheaper than it is today. Get the right life insurance for YOU, for LESS, and save more than fifty percent at https://selectquote.com/megyn All Family Pharmacy: Order now at https://allfamilypharmacy.com/MEGYN and save 10% with code MEGYN10 Done with Debt: https://www.DoneWithDebt.com & tell them Megyn Kelly sent you! Chapter: For Free and unbiased Medicare help dial 27-MEDICARE (276-334-2273) or go to https://askchapter.org/kelly Disclaimer: Chapter and its affiliates are not connected with or endorsed by any government entity or the federal Medicare program. Chapter Advisory, LLC represents Medicare Advantage HMO, PPO, and PFFS organizations and standalone prescription drug plans that have a Medicare contract. Enrollment depends on the plan’s contract renewal. While we have a database of every Medicare plan nationwide and can help you to search among all plans, we have contracts with many but not all plans. As a result, we do not offer every plan available in your area. Currently we represent 50 organizations which offer 18,160 products nationwide. We search and recommend all plans, even those we don't directly offer. You can contact a licensed Chapter agent to find out the number of products available in your specific area. Please contact Medicare.gov, 1-800-Medicare, or your local State Health Insurance Program (SHIP) to get information on all your options.

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0:00.0

I'd never been on stage, I'd never done acting before.

0:03.9

Um, any, any of that.

0:06.1

Today on the Megan Kelly show, from small town Texas to the bright lights of Hollywood,

0:11.9

Matthew McConaughey burst onto the scene with a line that became legend.

0:16.7

All right, all right, all right.

0:19.0

From breakout star to king of the romantic comedies. You ever think about that night in the park? They're nice guy rolls, and nothing wrong with that. I was so successful at him that any dramas I wanted to do, Hollywood was not offering me. Even if I took a huge pay cut, they're like, no, no, no, McConaughey, stay in your lane. At the height of all that fame, he walked away. I was ready to do more dramas in life.

0:39.7

I was ready to stand up for things that I believed, didn't stand against things I didn't.

0:44.1

There's no parachute boy, you might just written yourself a ticket out of Hollywood.

0:48.0

Only to return to greater glory.

0:50.0

And the Oscar goes to Matthew McConaughey.

0:53.5

That's when I started becoming more of a good man.

0:56.8

Redefining himself as one of the most compelling voices in film.

1:00.8

We all got good wolves and bad wolves in us.

1:03.0

It's our choice to which wolf we want to feed.

1:05.0

I'm trying to do my best to be the good wolf, knowing that the bad wolf still hungry.

1:10.0

Today, he's here to share the lessons from

1:12.0

that incredible ride. This is a rodeo. If you want to get into this, I'm not saying you got a thick skin, but you've got to know what's important to you. Knives are going to come out at you whether you deserve them or not. Fair has nothing to do with this. Welcome to the Megan Kelly show everyone i'm megan kelly have a first-time guest on the show today who you likely know very well, or think you do.

1:32.5

Matthew McConaughey is an American actor and an Academy Award-winning one at that. He's also a best-selling author. He's a husband, he's a proud dad, and he's a deep thinker who is out with a new book in which he shares

1:46.6

decades of reflections. Poems and prayers is the name of it. And it's out right now. Matthew McConaughey,

1:54.1

welcome to the show. Megan Kelly, good to be here. Life insurance is like a parachute. If you don't

1:59.9

have it the first time you need it, there's no second chance.

2:02.9

You want to get it right, the right coverage, the right price, no matter where the status of your health stands.

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