Matthew McConaughey has revealed the reason behind his decision to move his family out of Hollywood — despite being at the height of his acting career. The Oscar winner, 55, moved to his home state of Texas over a decade ago with his wife, Camila Alves. And the pair haven’t looked back since.
More than 10 years later, the duo are still residing in Austin with their sons Levi, 15, and Livingston, 11, and daughter Vida, 14. When asked why, McConaughey said that staying true to himself has allowed his career to gain longevity. “Look, man, the devil’s in the infinite yeses, not the nos,” McConaughey said on the “Good Trouble with Nick Kyrgios” podcast .
“No, it’s just as important, if not more important. Especially if you have some level of success and access. No becomes more important than yes.
” “I mean, we all look around and see we’ve over-leveraged our life with yeses and go, ‘Geez, oh, man, I’m making C minuses and all that s–t in my life because I said yes to too many things.’ I have many times in my life where I’m going through autopilot,” he added. Prior to moving to the Lone Star state, McConaughey and Alves — who wed in 2012 — were living in Malibu, Calif.
At the time, the actor became a household name after starring in a series of successful rom-coms, including, “How to Lose A Guy In 10 Days,” “The Wedding Planner,” “Failure to Launch,” and “Fool’s Gold.” “That was my lane, and I liked that lane,” he said of.