Spring Break
McConaughey discusses producing, surfing roles
Kip Mooney
Issue date: 9/12/08 Section: ARTS & LIFE
"It's got a lot of good things to say, not really a message movie, but it's got some good things to say. A guy like Addington is a good reminder to be cool is loyal to yourself and those around you."
Q: Why did you hold the premiere in Austin?
A:For a couple reasons. This is the first full j.k. livin production. Rob, the director and writer, and I met in Texas in '85, and my producing partners met in 1990. UT is where I went to film school and got my first acting job on 'Dazed and Confused.' Austin's the place to take back a picture where I got my start. That was the year, in 1992, where I got to figure out what I was going to do with my life."
Q: Do you want to continue producing as well as acting?
A: "I do want to do it more, but not every time, no way. It's too hard every time and takes up too much time. Last two years, every day had to do something with the movie. The 28 days we shot I was just an actor but a producer for so many months before and then after then have been 'producorial.' That role differs from an actor immensely. You have to figure out budget, time, sound and schedules of the actors, trying to organize all these things to come together at once. And fiscally you have to make sure you're not going over budget."
Q: What do you have planned next?
A: "I'm taking a year off for myself. I'm going with my son and my woman, and we're doing some traveling."
Q: Why did you hold the premiere in Austin?
A:For a couple reasons. This is the first full j.k. livin production. Rob, the director and writer, and I met in Texas in '85, and my producing partners met in 1990. UT is where I went to film school and got my first acting job on 'Dazed and Confused.' Austin's the place to take back a picture where I got my start. That was the year, in 1992, where I got to figure out what I was going to do with my life."
Q: Do you want to continue producing as well as acting?
A: "I do want to do it more, but not every time, no way. It's too hard every time and takes up too much time. Last two years, every day had to do something with the movie. The 28 days we shot I was just an actor but a producer for so many months before and then after then have been 'producorial.' That role differs from an actor immensely. You have to figure out budget, time, sound and schedules of the actors, trying to organize all these things to come together at once. And fiscally you have to make sure you're not going over budget."
Q: What do you have planned next?
A: "I'm taking a year off for myself. I'm going with my son and my woman, and we're doing some traveling."
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