Little did we know when planning this annual event that California, my second home, would once again be hit with devastating fires, we are grateful to be here today to say thank you, shine a light on their unwavering conviction, and hopefully inspire others to get involved and help in their own communities.

Matthew McConaughey

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As an actor for hire, my job is to do some pre-production work for myself. Then my job is to show up and give the best performance I can.

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Every hero doesn't do this great big hero thing. They do the simple thing over and over... and they stick to it.

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My favorite dish is cleaning out the fridge on Sunday night and improvising a great medley.

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You want to be a writer? Start writing. You want to be a filmmaker? Start shooting stuff on your phone right now.

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We found a great rhythm. Contractions started kicking in. I sat there with her, right between her legs. We got tribal on it, we danced to it! I was DJ-ing this Brazilian music.

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Life is a series of commas, not periods.

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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.'

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I don't want to just revolve. I want to evolve. As a man, as a human, as a father, as a lover.

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One of the great pleasures of going to see a Daniel Day-Lewis film: you haven’t seen him in five years. Where have you been? So, it’s a special event, right? Well, if you want to go see a movie that I’m in, it still may be a special event for you, but, you don’t feel like you don’t know where I’ve been.

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If you can be mentally stimulated by the workout and find out how to get through it, it's more fun.

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The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.

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I have some good friends of my own who happen to be gay, and when it comes to gay, straight, or whatever, I’m for anything life-affirmative. I’m for gay power, straight power, male power, female power; everybody should feel empowered without oppressing anyone who’s different.

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I don't mind assholes. It's the dork I don't trust. The dork is the one who's trying to be whatever he thinks you want him to be. I trust the asshole cause you know where he's gonna stand.

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The tree is known by his fruit.

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They eat, they crap, they sleep, and if they're crying they need to do one of the three and they're having trouble doing it. Real simple.

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What the heck is true love? I remember feeling, back when I was 12 and 'going' with this girl, 'Is this true love?'

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When I'm surfing, I'm sure not thinking about the paparazzi. I guess if they start getting on floaties and coming out there in the water, then I might be a little upset.

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Yes, it is the Big Easy, home of the shortest hangover on the planet, where libation can greet you on Monday morning with the same smile as it did on Saturday night.

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We dissect failure a lot more than we dissect success.

Matthew McConaughey

Don't play an attitude; don't play a guy who's negative. Play a guy who's not trying to sell anybody on anything, he's just saying how it is and if you want to come by what he's thinking, you're welcome. If you do not, then do not.

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