Matthew McConaughey

Don't pull a parachute.

Stick with it.

I didn't have very much patience for mendacious talk.

I didn't have as much patience for small talk.

I wasn't tormented.

It's not, look, am I able to separate?

Yeah, I came home to my kids and when they walk in the door and greet me and go, what'd you do today?

And you got three kids under 10 years old, you don't tell them about the scene where you helped someone commit suicide.

It's just, so you turn it into a parable.

And actually, I've always said this, having kids has made me a better actor and a better storyteller because I have to parabolize certain things, you know?

And tell it in ways that I go, oh, neat, you know?

So, did I go, did I bring it home?

I didn't bring torment.

Did I bring introspection into my own?

Characters for me, and I think this is true for a lot of actors and actresses,

It's not a separation.

If I've got... We each have everyone else in us.

It's just seeing... Diving into Rust and Gold.

Knowing where...

His mind and heart is from the hand of Nick Pizzolatto, who wrote the character and wrote the whole series, understanding, number one, what the hell am I saying?