Matthew McConaughey famously had his very own McConaissance several years ago, where it seemed as if every notable dramatic film coming out featured the actor. Hell, he even won an Oscar (giving one of the more…interesting speeches) in 2013 for “Dallas Buyers Club.” But well before that, the handsome actor was a constant presence in some genuinely terrible rom-coms. However, that doesn’t mean that McConaughey looks back at those films in disgust. In fact, according to a new interview, the actor still celebrates at least one of them.
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Speaking to Andy Cohen on “Watch What Happens Live,” McConaughey was joined by his “Serenity” co-star Anne Hathaway to discuss a variety of gossipy topics. But the real fun happened when Cohen asked McConaughey to rank the three rom-coms “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days,” “Failure to Launch,” and “The Wedding Planner.” (FYI – If you’re interested, he ranked them from best to worst in that order).
Before the Oscar winner got to ranking, he dropped a bit of knowledge. “So, ‘How to Lose a Guy,’ you mentioned earlier how much it’s on,” says McConaughey. “That film has been my greatest mailbox money of any film. It is always on, and there’s always this great little check that shows up in the mail from ‘How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days.’ I did that however many years ago!”
So there you have it. Sure, he won acclaim for roles in “Interstellar,” “Dallas Buyers Club,” and the first season of “True Detective.” But it’s that ‘10 Days’ money that keeps him smiling month after month.
Perhaps this can be a lesson to those actors that think they’re too good to star opposite the famous actress in a silly, predictable love story. If you do it, and you are reasonably charming (you don’t have to be McConaughey-level charming, but it helps), then you can at least skate by on the residuals for years to come in any of the lean years.