Under Questioning From Gov. Murphy, Matthew McConaughey Reveals He Is Considering Entering Politics

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Actor Matthew McConaughey joined Gov. Jared Polis (D-CO) and Gov. Spencer Cox (R-UT) on Friday at the National Governors' Association. Gov. Phil Murphy (D-NJ) asked McConaughey if he has considered running for elected office.

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00:00Please, Governor Murphy.

00:03Hey, Spencer, Matthew, I'm told that Tammy and I enjoyed your tequila last night with

00:09you and Camilla.

00:10I can't recall any of it, but I have proof visually and orally.

00:16It was great.

00:17We did have a good time.

00:18It's really good.

00:19I know that much.

00:21Two questions.

00:22You've thought about you've thought about elected office.

00:24Would love to hear if that's something that's still on your dance card.

00:28And secondly, who's your favorite director of all time that you've worked with?

00:33Great.

00:34Yes, I have thought about running for political office, getting into this category.

00:41I'm on a on a learning tour and have been for probably the last six years of understanding

00:46what this category means, what is the what it what it what it takes.

00:49Do I have the.

00:54Instincts and intellect that it would be a good fit for me and I would be a good fit

00:59for it.

01:00That would be useful.

01:01I'm still on that learning tour and, you know, days like this.

01:05I'm learning a lot.

01:06Last night I learned a lot.

01:07I learned a lot from you last night through those through that tequila, sir.

01:11Let me just tell you, whatever you learned from Phil last night, you might want to just.

01:19I'm just kidding.

01:20I'm just kidding.

01:21Whatever he's learned from Philly, you can discover.

01:24Yes.

01:25Governor Murphy, it is something that I've been thinking about, something that I have

01:29a great reverence for.

01:33My favorite director that I've worked with, do, do, do, do, do.

01:36Well, Richard Linklater, I've worked with three times and he gave me my first shot in

01:40a film called Dazing of Views in 1990.

01:43Yeah.

01:44All right.

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01:52All right.

01:53All right.

01:54All right.

01:55There it is.

01:56All right.

01:57First three words I ever said on film.

01:58First three words I ever said on film.

01:59People go all the time.

02:00Doesn't it upset you?

02:01Aren't you tired of being introduced with that?

02:02And I said, no, I know the author.

02:03That is my first day on the job.

02:07I thought that was going to be my one acting day of my life, a little hobby on a weekend.

02:10Turned out to be a career 36 years later, so I have no problem hearing that.

02:14None of us remember the first three words we said as governor, so I'm impressed.

02:19I also tell you, my staff said that they would electroshock me if I introduced you with those

02:24three words, so I've been holding back the whole time.

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