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I believe in living in the present and making each day count. I don't pay much attention to the past or the future.

Matthew McConaughey

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Matthew McConaughey
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: November 4
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Film Producer
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Television Actor
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Uvalde
Texas
Matthew David McConaughey
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