MATTHEW McConaughey revealed this week that running for Texas gov is “a true consideration” as the Hollywood actor claimed he has “wisdom to share.”
McConaughey– a Hollywood heartthrob and producer who first gained fame for his supporting role in the coming-of-age comedy Dazed and Confused – recently opened up about a potential run on a podcast.
Speaking during Episode 23 of The Balanced Voice podcast, hosted by Rania Mankarious, the 51-year-old actor suggested a future in politics was not out of the question.
Mankarious and McConaughey chatted for approximately 35 minutes and discussed the actor’s memoir.
When asked whether he saw himself running to take the place of Republican Greg Abbott, the governor of Texas since 2015, McConaughey said: “It’s a true consideration.”
The 2022 Texas gubernatorial election will be held on November 8, 2022.
He explained on the March 10 podcast: “I’m looking into now, again, what is my leadership role?
“I do think I have some things to teach and share, and what is my role?
“What is my category in the next chapter of my life?”
Back in November, the Academy Award-winning actor was asked about running for office during The Hugh Hewitt Show.
He said: “I don’t know. I mean, that wouldn’t be up to me.
“It would be up to the people more than it would me.”
The Dallas Buyers Club star said on the show: “Politics seems to be a broken business to me right now.
“And when politics redefines its purpose, I could be a hell of a lot more interested.”
However, it’s unknown which political party Matthew is registered to.
Although there has been speculation in the media that Matthew is republican, he has never openly spoken about his political affiliations.
Some have assumed Matthew is republican largely because he is from Texas, which is a conservative, red state.
One outlet purported that the Hollywood star was republican as he once labelled himself a “a proud, patriotic American,” which could lean into Trump’s rhetoric.
Back in 2017, Matthew was interviewed by BBC journalist Andrew Marr on his press run for the crime drama Gold.
At the time, Trump had recently been elected.
In the interview, Andrew asks whether it’s time for the ‘cultural elite’ of America to give Trump a break.
“Well, they don’t have a choice now,” the actor answers.
“He’s our president now, we must embrace, shake hands with this fact & be constructive with him over the next four years.”
“Even those who may strongly disagree with his principles or things he’s said and done, it’s time to think about how constructive you can be, because he’s our president for the next four years.”
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Last year, McConaughey revealed he was molested as a teenager and “blackmailed” into losing his virginity aged 15.
The Oscar winner said in his memoir, Greenlights, that he was sexually assaulted by a man after being “knocked unconscious” in the back of a van.
The actor, who has three children with model Camila Alves,