Matthew McConaughey has always been more of a “boots on the ground” kind of guy than a red-carpet regular. That’s why, after years of Hollywood glamour, he chose to leave the West Coast glitz and head back to his Texas roots. With family ties, a love for the state’s unspoken wisdom, and the need for a life with fewer frills, McConaughey opened up in a recent interview about how the Lone Star State gives him—and his family—the grounding he’d been seeking.

 

 

Matthew McConaughey always planned to ditch Hollywood for Texas