All right, he’s done it.
Matthew McConaughey shared the inspiration behind his iconic one-liner, “all right, all right, all right,” from the 1993 flick, “Dazed and Confused.”
Speaking with Ford CEO Jim Farley on his podcast, “Drive,” Mcconaughey admitted that it’s “a damn good story,” with a legendary influence of its own.
McConaughey references the scene from “Dazed And Confused” where the phrase is uttered, saying it was actually unscripted. He and director Richard Linklater workshopped the concept when the star stopped by the set to do a makeup, hair and wardrobe test.
“We’re about to shoot a scene where my character [David] Wooderson pulls up to try and pick up the redheaded intellectual, [Cynthia Dunn], and there’s not a word written,” McConaughey explained.
Matthew McConaughey says the very first scene he shot for the 1993 film “Dazed and Confused” was improvised. (Collection Christophel/Alamy Stock Photo)
“I start getting a little anxious,” McConaughey admitted. “Never acted before in my life. Never done any of this. But I start to tell myself, ‘Matthew, who’s your man? Who’s Wooderson?’ And I’m going through my mind and I said, ‘Well, Wooderson’s about his car.’ And I go, ‘Well, look at here, I’m in my 1970 Chevelle.’ There’s one.”
“I go, ‘Wooderson is about rock and roll. I said, ’Well man, I got Ted Nugents ‘Stranglehold’ in the eight track right now.’ There’s two. I said, ‘Wooderson is about getting high.’ And I said, ‘Well, [character] [Ron] Slater’s riding shotgun. He’s always got a doobie rolled up.’ There’s three.”
Matthew McConaughey shared he was inspired by Jim Morrison when he said his famous line in “Dazed and Confused.” (Collection Christophel/Alamy Stock Photo)
“And all of a sudden you hear, ‘Action.’ And as I look up [across] the parking lot at the redheaded intellectual played by Marissa Ribisi, I said, ‘Wooderson’s about picking up chicks.’ Put it into drive, pull out. And verbally, I was giving an affirmation of the three things I had while going to get the fourth. I said, ‘All right, all right, all right.’ And that was the three affirmations for the three things I had.”
“My car, rock and roll and weed while I was trying to go get the fourth thing that my character, Wooderson, wanted.”
Matthew McConaughey says rocker Jim Morrison “barked” the phrase “all right” four times in a concert. (Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
McConaughey was pressed by Farley on the significance of “all right,” if it was a part of his own vernacular and McConaughey recalled listening to a live Doors album before filming began. “I remember a couple months before that there was a live performance of The Doors. I think it was over in Amsterdam, [Texas] or something, and Jim Morrison in between [songs], like barked. ‘All right, all right, all right, all right,'” McConaughey said.
“He said it four times,” adding that Morrison said it with such vigor. “For whatever reason, that meter… came into my head and I think I took that. And made it Wooderson’s in a much more laid back, ‘all right’ way.”
Matthew McConaughey says the iconic phrase ultimately kickstarted his illustrious film career. (Tim Warner/Getty Images)
“But those three [words] were my kickstart into my first scene of my – my career. To give me the confidence in the sense of identity of who my man was: Wooderson… I didn’t know if it was any good, I wasn’t really judging it,” the Texas native said of the now iconic phrase.
“It was just what I needed, which is what Wooderson needed.”
News
The Western That Allows Jodie Foster to Release Her Inner Screwball Comedian
Westerns are making quite the comeback, and people of all ages certainly enjoy the older ones, from classics like True Grit to more modern hits like 3:10 to Yuma. Maverick, though, is one of those Westerns that works absolutely perfectly, as its comedic timing is…
Why Didn’t Jodie Foster Star in the ‘Hannibal’ Movie?
When Sir Anthony Hopkins returned to the role of Dr. Hannibal Lecter 10 years after The Silence of the Lambs accomplished an actual cultural reset by winning every major Academy Award (rare indeed for the horror genre), he did so without Jodie Foster, his original…
‘True Detective: Night Country’ Borrows From ‘The Thing’ to up Its Horror and Paranoia
True Detective is one of the most groundbreaking works of filmmaking, as it proved that television was not a “lesser” medium when compared to cinema. While this may in part be because the series frequently casts major film stars in its leading…
Justin Bieber teases potential music in cryptic post
Justin Bieber teases potential music in cryptic post Justin Bieber might be working on new music and Hailey Bieber is there to support her The two-time Grammy winning artist took to his official instagram account on Sunday, October 20 to share some…
Jodie Foster’s Favorite Movie Is A Controversial Comedy That’s Celebrating Its 20th Anniversary Read More: https://www.slashfilm.com/1689954/jodie-foster-favorite-movie-controversial-comedy/
Jodie Foster’s career has been famously wild. As a child, she appeared in lightweight Disney films like “Napoleon and Samantha” and “Freaky Friday,” while also taking the world by surprise playing an underage sex worker in Martin Scorsese’s “Taxi…
Jodie Foster on Her Crush on Robert Redford and How Sting is Perfect
Jodie Foster, a renowned actress and director, recently opened up in an interview with W Magazine about her early start in the entertainment industry, her passion for directing, and her celebrity crushes. A Star is Born: Jodie’s Early Career Jodie…
End of content
No more pages to load