The Texas actor opened up about his upbringing on the video podcast Good Trouble with pro tennis player Nick Kyrgios. McConaughey famously grew up in the small town of Uvalde, Texas, but his father decided to move the family to Longview in hopes of benefiting from the oil boom.

Matthew McConaughey is opening up about how his success in the rom-com genre led him to leave Hollywood for Texas.

Texan native actors Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson were seen filming in the state’s capital, according to a social media post.

The Oscar winner, 55, and his wife Camila Alves moved to his home state of Texas over a decade ago — and the pair haven’t looked back since.

Matthew McConaughey said he made a pact with his wife that he wouldn't go back to work unless he got offered roles he wanted.

Matthew McConaughey was tired of being pigeonholed to romantic comedies, so he decided to leave Hollywood and settle down in Texas, saying he would not take any projects he was not passionate about.

Despite the confusing change, fans agreed that she's had 'one hell of a glow-up.' Matthew McConaughey recently told Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios on the latter’s “Good Trouble” podcast that he abandoned Hollywood and moved his family to Texas when the industry refused to let him branch out of romantic comedies.

Matthew McConaughey might be one of the most surprising and sustaining actors we have today. He’s been enjoyable in everything from his top standout performances to his beloved place in some classic rom-coms.

Matthew McConaughey has opened up about the career break he took between 2009 and 2011, and how things got to that point for him. "The devil's in the infinite yeses. Not the nos," he explained during a conversation with tennis pro Nick Kyrgios.