Matthew McConaughey was tired of being pigeonholed to romantic comedies, so he decided to leave Hollywood and settle down in Texas, saying he would not take any projects he was not passionate about.

“I moved down to the ranch in Texas,” McConaughey said. “I went down there and I made a pact with my wife [model and actress Camila Alves McConaughey] and said, ‘I’m not going back to work unless I get offered roles I want to do.’”

Matthew McConaughey made a very deliberate decision when he stepped away from his romantic-comedy era in film. It was a lucrative part of his career, so he knew he was taking a risk by telling Hollywood that he wasn’t available for those roles anymore.

Matthew McConaughey revealed in a 'Good Trouble with Nick Kyrgios' podcast teaser that he made a 'pact’ with his wife, Camila, when they decided to leave Hollywood for Texas.

Years after Matthew McConaughey moved out of California and into his Texas ranch, the Interstellar star shared what led to his decision to relocate his family.

Matthew McConaughey is opening up about why he left Hollywood for Texas. The Oscar winner, 55, earned critical acclaim for his roles in True Detective and The Dallas Buyers Club, but in the late 1990s and early 2000s,

Matthew McConaughey has opened up about his and his wife Camila’s decision to leave Hollywood to live on a ranch in Texas. Appearing on Wednesday’s (November 20) episode of the Good Trouble with Nick Kyrgios podcast, the 55-year-old actor shared what it means to stay true to himself while working in the entertainment industry.

"I think that was the one that was probably what was seen as the most rebellious move in Hollywood by me, because it really sent the signal, he ain’t f***ing bluffing," he said of turning down roles,