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Matthew McConaughey has revealed why he turned down an eye-popping $15 million acting role.
The Oscar winner, 55, who was once offered the large cash offer, said people often mistake success with how much money that person has in their bank account β a notion he strongly disagrees with.
βRight now, money, fame, thatβs the definition of success,β the βDallas Buyers Clubβ actor said on the βModern Wisdomβ podcast Monday. βWhoever has more, youβre the winner.β
Instead, McConaughey said heβs looking to make a βprofitβ of a different kind.
βI think thereβs a difference between success and profit. Profit does pay you back,β the father of three said on the podcast.
βI love money. Iβm all for it. I see a lot of one way tickets that are βYou can be successful and have more money but not be making a profit in your life.ββ
The actor said he knows βmany very rich menβ who have prioritized climbing the money ladder, but turned out to be very unhappy in their personal lives.
β[They] were bewildered. Lost. Had no relationships,β he said. βThey didnβt have purpose. They just chased the dollar.β
βThey were good at it. They couldnβt necessarily say what they were good at, just good dealmakers who made the right calls,β the Texas native added.
The $15 million paycheck he reportedly turned down was rumored to be for a role in the 2008 film βMagnum, P.I.β
Shortly after, McConaughey signed on to star in βDallas Buyers Clubβ β a role that earned him an Oscar and a more modest payday of $200,000.
Still, the actor admits itβs nice having cushy few million sitting in his bank account.
βWould I be any less happy if I had a 50th of what I have right now? No. Thereβs no way Iβd be less happy,β he said. βThe residuals decline on quality of life.β
McConaughey shares sons Levi, 15,Β andΒ Livingston, 11,Β andΒ daughter Vida, 14, with his wife, Camila Alves. The duo have been married since 2012.
The family lived in Malibu, Calif.,, for years, before McConaughey and Alves decided to pack up and move to Texas over a decade ago.
βWe were living a happy life in Malibu,β Alves previouslyΒ told Southern Living about their decision to leave California.
βWe had a beautiful house that weβd built together and put a lot of love and care into. We were raising our kids there. I was growing everything in the yard. I had bees making honey.β
Alves said that aΒ family emergency prompted them to take a tripΒ to Austin, during which she noticed that her famous husband appeared lighter in Texas than he did in the Golden State.
She said she noticed that he had a βpeaceful but confident, energetic lookβ about him while he was driving.
βYou want to move here, donβt you?β she asked him at the time, to which he responded, βYep.β