Matthew McConaughey's 2015 University of Houston Commencement Speech October 28, 2020 In Speech 32 Mins Read By Lanre Dahunsi Texas native Matthew McConaughey, an Academy Award-winning actor, delivered a very inspiring and thought-provoking commencement speech to the 2015 graduating students of the University of Houston at TDECU Stadium on . Calculate how much it costs to transcribe, caption, or subtitle your content. Because it increases our NEED to overcome that fear. The time it takes to disconnect from the world we left, and become completely present in the one we are traveling inFor me, that initiation period usually last about thirteen days. Wooderson shouldnt have been there. My point is, I should NOT have been in THAT scene, I should have exited screen left and never come back. Millions died from diseases every day that we have cures for. And, boy, was I shocked. Number four. Id already hiked 80 miles to this point, and I had a three day trek ahead of me to Machu Picchu. Do it because you want to. Matthew McConaughey And Wife Camila Alves Arrive Home In Time For The Oscars. What do we gossip about? These are not the lowered insurance rates for a good driving record. Success isn't about gaining money and fame so that you can gain respect from your peers. Lets dissect that, and give thanks for those things. Matthew McConaughey: (36:00) Bo Jackson ran over the goal line, through the end zone and up the tunnelthe greatest snipers and marksmen in the world dont aim at the target, they aim on the other side of it. This is the world that we live in. And then you got to move on. Happiness is an emotional response to an outcome. On January 7, 2016 Matthew McConaughey gave a classic motivational speech at the University of Houston. Even the local Sherpas I was traveling with, they noticed calling out to me. So turn the page, get off the ride. I shouldnt have been there. Create a better, more engaging experience for every student. My first maid. BE BRAVE, HAVE COURAGE. Fact. And ask yourself, do I deserve this? I even discarded my late fathers gold ring he gave to me that was made from a meltdown of he and my moms class rings and gold from one of her teeth. In my business, its called mailbox money. I do my job well today, I get checks in the mailbox five years from nowheck of a deal. I mean, I get butterflies every morning before I go to work. Well, I didnt want it there. Thank you, good luck, and just keep living. BUT IT ISNT. Number 13. Everyone wanted a piece of me. Guess which column was empty? Get a weekly digest of the weeks most important transcripts in your inbox. And we lie to ourselves all the time. I've suffered a stroke that set me back 18 months of my life. You know what Im talking about? And I got back in good graces with my God and I shook hands with myself. Who was I was another. Now we cannot rush this part, it does take time. And there in the middle of the road was was this mirage in the most magnificent pinks and blues and red colors that Id ever seen. Wooderson has better things to do like liking those high school girls, man, because I get older and they stay the same age. Im not talking about those obligations. This may cut a little close to the bone since the geography, but I think we all were there and we will all remember where we were. Turn the page. It was an unbelievable book, an unbelievable film, an unbelievable act of courage. Because you just eliminated the whos, the wheres, the whats and the whens that were keeping you from your identity. Unbelievable? Matthew McConaughey: (23:16) Its hard. All right. Oscars 2014: Jared Leto Oscar Winning Acceptance Speech. What was up ahead. Pawel Pawlikowski: 'I would like to dedicate it to my . Matthew McConaughey: (26:36) And you know what can happen when we do THATsometimes we dont like what we see. So I try to measure these five things each day. The first step that leads to our identity in life is usually NOT I know who I am, but rather I know who I AM NOT. Process of elimination. Try Rev and save time transcribing, captioning, and subtitling. Matthew McConaughey: (24:12) Hey, can you hear me? Or that computer screen, that computer screen that keeps giving us an excuse not to get out of the house and engage with the world and get some real human interaction? Stupid word. You you want to ask your boss for that promotion, but youre scared hes going to think youre overstepping your bounds. Matthew McConaughey: (19:46) Who are we to think that we dont deserve or havent earned these gifts when we get them? A roof is a man-made thing. You ever choked? In 2015, Academy Award winner Matthew McConaughey gave the commencement address at University of Houston. That college degree? Today, I'm talking to another one, Matthew McConaughey. Matthew McConaughey: ( 00:00) Hey everybody. Extend your content reach and maximize your engagement rates. Matthew McConaughey's wife Camila recently shared an adorable photo of their son from when they celebrated his 10th birthday.. One was a musician named Larry. Now at this time in his life Larry was in the prime of his country music career, had #1 hits and his life was rollin. Wrestling with the loss of anonymity, I was guilt ridden for sins of my past, I had a lot of regret. Do not fall into the trap, the entitlement trap of feeling like youre a victim. Matthew David McConaughey (/ m k n h e / m-KON--hay; born November 4, 1969) is an American actor and producer.He had his breakout role with a supporting performance in the coming-of-age comedy Dazed and Confused (1993). Transcript and discussion of Matthew McConaughey Motivational Speech Transcript from Happy Scribe's Favorites podcast. Because I do know this. Because Id never had a maid to iron my jeans before!! I stripped off all my talismans from adventures past. I mean, I try to scare myself at least once a day. We tense up, we have this sort of outer body experience where we are literally seeing ourselves in the third person. And from that morning on, the adventure was awesome. Matthew McConaughey: (12:43) What happens when we get that feeling? 3:11. Can you hear me? I needed to free myself from them Who was I? I dont. These are the crumbs. Speaking to some 4,000 graduates, he shared personal stories and lessons he hoped would . Speech-to-Text live streaming for live captions, powered by the worlds leading speech recognition API. Were obsessed with failure, we dissect failure in our failures. We live in an extremely noisy world with all kinds of frequencies coming at us. After a number of supporting roles, his first success as a leading man came in the legal drama A Time to Kill (1996). Instead of creating outcomes that take from us, lets create more outcomes that pay us back, fill us up, keep your fire lit, turn you on for the most amount of time in your future. I asked myself. Joy, though, is something else. But back then, making my first film, getting invited back to set, cashing that check and having a ball, I WANTED more screen time, I WANTED to be in the scene longer and more, and come back into the scene right? And you dont have that job that directly reflects the degree you just got. Number eight. Three lines, three days work, in a film called Dazed and Confused. He rang the doorbell, coach answered and he said, Coach, I need to talk to you. Darrell said, Sure, come on in.. You are going to make mistakesown them, make amends, and move on. I dont think so.. Again, it just happened, and it happens everyday , NOTHING we homosapien earthlings do is unbelievableone thing you can depend on people beingis people. Tastes so good going down but makes us feel like crap the next week when we feel lethargic and keep putting on weight? One was in high school in the early 1970s. Most from experience; some of them I heard in passing. McConaughey says he defines himself by five things: fatherhood, being a good husband, health, career and friendships. Do not fall into the trap. Eliminate who you are not, first, and youre going to find yourself where you need to be. Well, instead of denying those fears, declare them. Famous dude, actor and Lincoln car spokesperson Matthew McConaughey . Checks and balances. My gut was still a bit piqued from last nights purge but I curiously felt pretty good. I got my first big paycheck as an actor. Why you need it in your life, specifically. As the saying goes, take what you like, leave the rest. I was no longer in a rush to get anywhere. Take the lid off the man made roofs that we put above ourselves and always play like an underdog. These are your personal jiminy crickets. No one else governs these, but you. But the truth is, as soon as the work, the daily making of the movie, the doing of the deed became the reward in itself for me, I got more Box Office, more accolades and respect than I ever had before. Can you hear me? I thought about what you would want, I thought about what you might need. The commencement speech is available for everyone to view for free in the public domain of YouTube. !meaning you are light in Spanish. (It aint the monkeys Im worried about, its you and me.). In 1996, right after I got famous from a film called A Time to Kill, I headed out on one of these 21-day walkaboutsthis time to the jungles and mountains of Peru. We got fatherhood, we got being a good husband, we got my health, mind, body and spirit, we got career and we got friendships. Even when it means having more, be discerning, choose it, because you WANT it, DO IT because you WANT to. And since she did now for the first time of my life, I just liked it because I could get it. Ahead of his speech on Tuesday, the. Life is not a popularity contest. And we have more to dissect. Matthew McConaughey: (44:34) Think of these as signposts, approaches, paradigms, that give some science to satisfaction. And then we have to put in the work to maintain it. Instead of creating outcomes that take FROM us, lets create MORE outcomes that pay us BACK, fill us up, keep your fire lit, turn you ON, for the most amount of TIME in your future. Residuals. I stayed awhile, and somewhere in my captivation, I heard this little voice inside my head say these words, All I want is what I can see, and what I can see, is in front of me.. I gotta pick up the slack on being a better husband, get that one out of the red. Im not talking about those obligations. While Matthew McConaughey is an amazing actor a lot of people don't really realize just how truly inspirational he is as himself, overall. The jungle floor in front of me was actually thousands of butterflies there in my path. In fact, 13 has been a pretty lucky number for me and I want to tell you how. He does not stutter step, flinch, rewind, ask twice or solicit. Stuck on the merry-go-round of a bad habit? It's out of order.". You dont have the answers and is probably pretty damn scary. I got to recalibrate. We so often focus on failure, dont we? You are not yet over it and get on with it. March 2, 2014. You ever get in a rut? Turn the page, get off the ride. The greatest snipers and marksmen in the world, they dont aim at the target. What I NEED to say Hopefully, well both be happy on both accounts And as the saying goes, take what you like, leave the rest. No. Knowing who we ARE is hard. I mean, I Id even subscribe to believe that were all destined to have to do the thing that we fear the most anyway, at some point. The most accurate AI-powered transcription on the market. Sure, he's got a nice face and a great body, but he is so much more than those things. Thirteen hellish days until Im out of my own way. He was a friend of mine and a good friend of many people. Or, some cops who got a disturbing the peace call at 2:30 in the morning because you were playing bongos in your birthday suit. Number two. Life is not easy. Congratulations class of 2015. I know who I am. I stared. Stuck on the merry-go-round of a bad habit? Where we dont have to look over our shoulder because we are too busy doing what were good at. And the easiest way to dissect success is through gratitude. And somewhere in my captivation, I heard this little voice inside my head say these words, All I want is what I can see. It means you got an education, means you have more knowledge in a specific subject, vocation, means you may have more expertise in what your degree is in. Out of respect for you and your efforts in getting your degree, I thought long and hard about what I could share with you tonight. Did I deserve all this? Make your content more accessible to people with disabilities. Well, a few years ago, Im watching this film again. Guilt and regret kills many a man before their time. He needed a college degree. I got nothing against money. Im not worried about the monkeys. If we make it that far, then comes THE BIGGIE . It's not a choice, not a response to some result, it is a constant. Whether thats prayer, meditation, a walkabout, being in right company, a road trip, whatever it is for you. Matthew McConaughey: (33:42) And while nobody throws you a party when you abide by them, no ones going to arrest you when you break them either. A few hours later I returned to camp and packed for my continued journey onto Machu Pichu. That was me. I dont know. It is result. And I noticed two scenes that I really shouldnt have been in. You hear me okay. It just happened, you witnessed it, you just did it, believe it. Life is not a popularity contest. And when you do, you get stronger, you get more aware, you get more respectful of yourself, and that which you fear. We shouldnt create these restrictions on ourselves. Im talking about the ones that we make with ourselves, with our God, with our own consciousness. Lets admit it, we all got two wolves in us, a good one and a bad one, you know what Im talking aboutand they BOTH wanna eat We just gotta feed that good wolf a little more than the other one. Matthew McConaughey: (21:43) We just dont always see it. He purged his sins to Coach. Theres no way around it. You already liked that one. Read the full transcript right here on Rev.com. Matthew McConaughey: (18:00) Andrew Joseph. Do this and let them, let somebody else come up and tap you on the shoulder and say Hey, you scored. Let them run up and tap you on the shoulder and say, You won. Let them come to you, You go home now. Let them say, I love you too. Let them say thank you. McConaughey here. They gossip too much, or theyre kind of shady, and they really arent gonna be there for you in a pinch? It just happened. I think fear is a good thing. As much because he felt so disrespectful to Coach Royal, and as much because hed obviously gotten too comfortable with the drug to even hide as well as he should. Decrease your options. Because it increases our need to overcome that fear. But we all want to succeed, right? Or how about that food we keep eating? Matthew McConaughey is an Academy Award-winning actor and 2014 TIME 100 honoree. Offers may be subject to change without notice. Now, if we hear it, if it becomes clear, a truth that is natural and infinite, then the second part comes. Literally and figuratively. See, Joy is always in process. I just want to be happy. I hear that all the time. So we shouldnt be surprised, we are the trickiest mammal walking the planet!! Joy is not a choice. That was some extra incentive for me to come. "I want to keep all five in healthy shape," he said. Look, the first step that leads to our identity in life is usually not, I know who I am. man flies a suicide jet into the World Trade Center, millions die from diseases that we have cures for, Bob the builder swears hell have your house built by Thanksgiving and you cant move in til Christmas, THE NEXT YEAR Our best friend lies to us, and WE, lie to our self, all the timeunbelievable? Thats where I want to live!! Transcribe your audio files to find high-impact insights in minutes. People said I was good at it, they were writing me a check for $325 a day. University of Houston 2015 Commencement Speech. Using his star power and eloquent speechwriting and delivery skills to advocate for societal change is not new for McConaughey. I dressed, made some tea and I went for [inaudible 00:40:51] destination Machu Picchu but rather to nowhere in particular. Giving thanks for that which we do have, for what is working, appreciating the simple things we sometimes take for granted. From that morning on, the adventure was awesome. A few hours later, I awoke on this thirteenth morning to a rising sun. And that is the place that Im talking about. So acknowledge the acts of greatness as real and do not be naive about mankinds capacity for evil nor be in denial of our own shortcomings. You see, happiness demands a certain outcome, it is result reliant. Read the full transcript right here on Rev.com. Me, I graduated HS in 1988, got my college degree in 93. The best I can tell, we just got to feed that good one a little more than the other one. Can you hear me? Theyre adventures, one, but theyre also a purge. 22. If we can do that, then we have what I believe is heaven right here on earth. Number 10. Youve just completed your scholastic educational curriculum in life, the one that you started when you were five years old in kindergarten up until now, and your future may not be any more clearer than it was five years ago. Matthew McConaughey: (13:21) The sudden fame that I just gotten was somewhat unbalancing. But I got to take the tally, because I want to keep all five in healthy shape. The journey has no port. Well, instead of denying these fears, declare them, say them out loud, admit them, give them the credit they deserve. RESIDUALS. All those are reasonable aspirations. But if we stay in process within ourselves in the joy of the doing, we will never choke at the finish line. Well, it was the night of the 12th day in my 21 day trip. All right. Say the fear out loud, admit it, give them the credit they deserve. Now theres always an initiation period with these trips. Easily integrate Rev using our robust APIs to start building your product quickly. To help others? See, happiness demands a certain outcome. Ive always taken these 21-day trips by myself to far off places where I usually dont know the language and nobody knows my name. A blue ribbon, a statue, a score, a great idea, the love of our life, a euphoric bliss. Discover." ~ Mark Twain. Once you have that, you can wait for the respect and fame you deserve to come to you. Usually when were depressed. The point is, I should not have been in that scene. Add Matthew McConaughey to the growing list of celebrity commencement speakers. Process of elimination is the first step to our identity (a.k.a where you are NOT is as important as where you are). See it every day. Turn that page. I think it found me. Dolby Theater, Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA [AUTHENTICITY CERTIFIED: Text version below transcribed directly from audio] Thank you. One was in high school in the early 1970sa time when a high school GED got you a job and college degree was exemplary. Where we believe, where we enjoy the process of succeeding in the places in ways that we are fashioned to. And it won't ever be. 2023 TIME USA, LLC. So while were here, lets make it a place where we break a sweat, where we believe, where we enjoy the process of succeeding in the places and ways we are fashioned to. There, in my path. We tense up, we have this outer body experience where we are literally seeing our self in the third person. We get better at themand have more to dissect. Believe it. And I got sick. A lot of people looked up to him. We can see the beautiful world around us. To make it an active part of who we are and live it. All right. You want to ask her out or you want to ask him out, but you fear that he or she may say no. How about that food that we keep eating? These are whats important to me in my life right now. Again, these are not societal laws and expectations that we acknowledge and endow for anyone other than ourselves. Don't try to make it that way. Short and sweet or long and salty? When were depressed. I lost my mother suddenly and really tragically at the age of 11. So I got a friend over one Friday night, were having a good time and Im telling her about how happy I am with my setup. Matthew McConaughey Oscar Award Speech Text Audio Video . It tastes sweet but you will get cavities tomorrow. The adventure never ends because we are always on our way. These are the choices Im talking about. Lifes not fair. Matthew McConaughey Quotes on Passions, Emotions, and Career. First, I believe weve got to put ourselves in the place to receive the truth. THESE ARE CRUMBS! 13 min read Actor Matthew McConaughey delivered an emotional address at the White House where he shared details about the schoolaged victims of the Uvalde shooting. Top Models TV. Matthew McConaughey: (22:38) Say your obstacle is fear of rejection. The sudden fame Id just gotten was somewhat unbalancing. We know the market for college graduates is more competitive now than ever. Matthew McConaughey gave this commencement speech at the University of Houston 0 seconds of 2 minutes,. Am I in the red or Im in the black? When do we write in our diary? I never thought about not liking that starched line down the front of my jeans because Ive never had a maid iron my jeans before. We should look at people below us and be thankful. June 7, 2022 5:13 PM EDT. No ticket, no voucher, no free pass go to anything. His career progressed with lead roles in . Stepping in shit is inevitable, so let's either see it as good luck, or figure out how to do it less often.', 'Don't . Guess which column was empty? Now, what happens when we get that feeling? We do our best when our destinations are beyond the measurement, when our reach continually exceeds our grasp, and when we have immortal finish lines. Or maybe they started thinking about the next opponent in the playoffs at halftime. Its not a good enough reason to do some. Number 3 "Happiness" Happiness is an emotional response to an outcome. Yeah, it was badass. And towards the end of an hour, Larry who was in tears, he asked coach, he said, Coach, what do you think I should do? Coach, being a man of few words just looked at him and calmly said, Larry, I have never had any trouble turning the page in the book of my life. Larry got sober that day, and hes been sober for the last 40 years. You didnt pay that guy back the money that you owed him and tonight you just saw him three rows behind you. Your investment. We received it, we personalized it, we internalized it. You. like. Matthew McConaughey gave a hilariously over-the-top speech to Texas football. Other peoples flaws and limitations. But for most of you, the future is probably still pretty fuzzy. I was anticipating next. Larry confessed. It shouldnt ever come out of our mouths. And my anxieties were greatly eased. DONT LEAVE CRUMBSand the beauty of delayed gratification. I shouldnt have come back. Nobody has ever choked? Wooderson shouldnt have been there. Its on you. I should have exited screen left and never come back. TIME Ideas hosts the world's leading voices, providing commentary on events in news, society, and culture. And I was full on sick of myself. Look, were going to make mistakes. You leave crumbs today, they will cause you more stress tomorrow. An honest mans pillow is his peace of mind, and when you lay down on the pillow at night, no matter whos in our bed we ALL sleep alone. He said, Larry, I have never had any trouble turning the page in the book of my life. Larry got sober that day and he has been for the last 40 years. Not towards my destination Machu Pichu but rather to nowhere in particular. Do yourself a favor. For me, that initiation period usually last about 13 days, 13 hellish days until Im out of my own way. Im talking about the you versus you obligations. Now, out of respect for you and your efforts in getting your degree, I thought long and hard about what I could share with you tonight. 1:04. You hear me? Its down here, but hey man, my friendships and my social life, theyre in high gear. Process of elimination. So, when a coworker sent me this video, I had no idea what to expect. Teachers, mentors, the government and laws all give us guidelines to navigate life, rules to abide by in the name of accountability. Question we have to ask ourselves is, what success is to us, what success is to YOU. Make the choices, the purchase TODAY that PAYS you back TOMORROW. Transcribe Your Own Content Try Rev and save time transcribing, captioning, and subtitling. All of these badges and banners and expectations and anxieties that I was carrying with me, I needed to free myself from them. PRIORITIZE WHO YOU ARE, WHO YOU WANT TO BE, AND DONT SPEND TIME WITH ANYTHING THAT ANTAGONIZES YOUR CHARACTER. Its because we have created a fictitious ceiling, a roof, to our expectations of ourselves, a limitwhere we think its all too good to be true. Don't get me wrong, I'm a big McConaughey fan. Thank you, to the Academy for this -- all 6000 members. And dont get paralyzed by denying that they exist and therefore abandoning your need overcome them. The sooner we become LESS IMPRESSEDwith our life, our accomplishments, our career, the prospect in front of us. So how do we know when we cross the truth? We try our best. Or say my spiritual health could use some maintenance. Thirteens never done me wrong. I was embracing only what was in front of my eyes and giving everything that justice that it deserved. Whatever your answer is, dont choose anything that will jeopardize your soul. [foreign language 00:42:36], which means, you are light, in Spanish. Well, I did NOT want it there. Matthew McConaughey: (43:00) So I stripped down to nothing. 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