But when asked by podcast host Rania Mankarious if he had any political aspirations - specifically, for governor of Texas - McConaughey said, "It's a true consideration."
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This isn't the first time McConaughey has mentioned his interest in a gubernatorial campaign.
"I mean, that wouldn't be up to me. It would be up to the people more than it would me," McConaughey said.
But the actor didn't say outright that he was seriously considering a political career.
"Look, 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," McConaughey told Hewitt.
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In the past, the star has been candid about his career's unexpected trajectory.
"I dabbled with thinking about other careers," he told Winfrey.
And while McConaughey is now an Oscar-winning actor, he revealed that he considered working as a high school football coach, an orchestra leader, a wildlife guide, or a schoolteacher.
"I was not going back," McConaughey said of his break from acting.
"I declined the offer," McConaughey said. "If I couldn't do what I wanted, I wasn't going to do what I didn't, no matter the price."
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