Matthew McConaughey Explains His Acting Choices In True Detective - Drinkin' Bros Clips

Matthew McConaughey breaks down why he decided to play Rust Cohle the way he did in 'True Detective' Season 1 and how Woody Harrelson reacted to his choices.
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[@emsrusty846]

Greatest season of TV ever! Agree 100%

[@jackdolah2031]

YES YES FUCKIN YES

[@g.n.5503]

Allright ! Allright ! Allright ! Excellent southern gothic story ! Huge, huge, performance from mc conaughey. I’m french but not listening his voice in original is a crime to me. Mc conaughey best texan ASMR! 😅

[@John57945]

I agree. I just started rewatching the 1st season a couple days ago. Best TV show ever and I loved Breaking Bad which is phenomenal in its own right, but this show is still the best IMO.

[@oussamasrour9984]

@@John57945 i've watched the first season 3 times..best tv season ever

[@letsgetweird17]

No lie. One of the best shows I've ever watched.

[@spiffy8576]

True Detective season one is one of the best things I've ever seen.

[@goof260]

my favorite!

[@bengough6955]

Yeah best overall season best crime story, so so so damn good and I wish there was more like it

[@CarlosRivera-wx3dv]

The greatest thing I've seen is season 2 of true detective. I love the first one but the second one is absolutely brilliant. Highly underrated in my opinion

[@faivrejean-michel8744]

Season one! Agreed from France (in original version, of course...)

[@DarranKern]

@@CarlosRivera-wx3dv hard disagree

[@JustinShrader]

He had True Detective and Interstellar release in the same year. 2 of the best pieces of film and tv ever. Legend.

[@burningbeard3451]

Wolf of wall street and dallas buyers club as well, won an oscar. All of that from 2013 to 2014

[@JustinShrader]

@@burningbeard3451 damnnn you right!

[@evanbelisle8464]

The dude has been a legend for decades now. He could kick me in the teeth and I’d feel lucky.

[@brendangreen6197]

"The best single season in television history..." Thank you...Ive been trying for years to formulate that sentence about True Detective Season 1. I doubt anything will surpass it. Script, camera work, story line and the performances...I can watch it every 6 months and never get tired of it.

[@screenwatcherfindlay6027]

It took you years to formulate that sentence? What are you down syndome or something?

[@John57945]

The writers and producers could not have come up with a better location to film it than Louisiana, which in itself was like its own character.

[@brendangreen6197]

@@John57945 very true

[@TheTuubster]

Chernobyl: "Hold my Roentgen!"

[@jonathanlee5314]

@@user-dd2ux8wb4c How is it overdramatic? They were dealing with a catastrophic meltdown of a nuclear power plant. I just think True Detective S1 is better by a lot, but Chernobyl was definitely entertaining and interesting.

[@Cfursty]

“Content, story and character; I don’t give a shit what screen it’s on” What a legend. I hope he stays in it for a long time to come

[@fatjoe1251]

i mean,he gets paid regardless .. and its not like he doesnt have plenty of money anyways haha

[@azhari7968]

The chemistry between Rust and Marty is AWESOME I'm not surprised if Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson are like close pals in real life

[@tankboi8249]

They are. Been friends for a long time

[@OhCanada613]

They have been making movies together for like 30 years, their good friends

[@italomarcos1231]

actually, there's a theory that they might be brothers. not an internet theory though, it's one the actors themselves had come up as their father shared some weird coincidences. i don't know enough of it to put down in a comment, but it's worth looking up for sure

[@Rip_in_son]

Changed the way I think off woody as an actor he killed it.

[@pnut3844able]

Nothing we haven't seen before. We knew he was a phenomenal actor before this.

[@henrytaylor3368]

Yeah, I was a big Woody fan already but that was really exceptional what he did in that series.

[@bengough6955]

Both of them tbh

[@g.g.hochstetler2286]

Dude, he killed it in Natural Born Killers. Killed it in the first Zombieland. Not to mention cheers. Dude kills everything. Woody and Ed Norton have been my two favorite actors for years. Woody gets slept on because some of his movies suck and started acting by playing a moron. This was the role he was meant for. I usually clown on Mathew but even he killed it in True Detective. Season one of West World was probably my favorite season of TV until this. Although I don’t watch many seasonal shows. Season 2 of True Detective was ok. Took a few episodes before I even started to give a fck. Season 3 I’m still thinking “what”.

[@patrickbateman7453]

Natural Born Killers was the Woody H break thru

[@RustCole01]

One of my favorite parts of the show is after Marty tells Rust to stop saying fucked up shit all the time. Then as they both get back in to the car, Marty is clearly trying to hit the reset button with some small talk and he asks Rust, "You get much sleep lately?" To which Rust replies, "I don't sleep. I just dream." And after a brief silence you just see Marty shoot Rust a super-irritated look. Those 2 had such a great dynamic.

[@gilo1303]

Hey Matt, you and Woody nailed it. Best TV show I've ever seen.

[@serdomin]

better than edtv?

[@omgnetwork5231]

True Detective Season 1 was and still is TOP TIER!

[@acopp6891]

Flawless performance by Mr. McConaughey. Rustin Cohle is one of my favourites characters ever; it was absolutely brillant how he inmersed himself into that role. And of course the true detective first season as a whole is a masterpiece. The writing, the performances, the suspense, the editing, the music, etc, etc, etc.

[@dalegriffin6768]

Greatest Pessimistic character in TV history

[@Rugby755]

Etc etc etc is just a lazy way of writing the end of a sentence where you’ve got nothing more of any interest to say but eagerly wanting peoples attention

[@nadaesimposible4770]

I absolutely agree, best single season of TV I've ever watched

[@shyboy2112]

Martin waiting for Rust the car, after he gets the info about Reggie Ledoux, looking at Rust while walking towards him: "Who walks that fucking slow" KILLS ME every time 🤣

[@rebeltvr6046]

That was where the real killer was too...

[@keira-f7b]

I laughed my ass off in there lol

[@shyboy2112]

@@user-cr6gk8ho9w nope, didn't see it coming

[@eg4441]

in such a heavy, dark show that line took me out

[@Peppep2024]

I really think he was walking slow because he was thinking really hard about what the killer told him while he was on the lawn mower. I think he has suspicions.

[@emmashalliker6862]

Absolutely correct, the best single Sean of television ever created. Hands down. Absolutely brilliant, everything about it.

[@JK-nk3hb]

I love it. But I’m conflicted by the ending. It just seemed a little bit meh... you know the reveal. I find it hard that someone that mentally unstable could be a mastermind. Or am I being too picky? It always irks me. At the same time I watch it twice a year 🤣

[@dariasukhikh7060]

@@JK-nk3hb Finally I found that comment! The whole show is a masterpiece and that final was A LOT meh to me...

[@JK-nk3hb]

@@dariasukhikh7060 the undercover episode though right? 😑 how could any ending follow that.

[@dariasukhikh7060]

@@JK-nk3hb well, yeah, while watching it I thought that the screenwriters probably felt like "any ending will be a bad ending comparing to the whole season, so... why trying?" or maybe that's what HBO wanted the ending to be

[@Ivobe2]

True Detective Season 1 and The Wire - ALL TIME BEST SERIES!

[@johnnybags2324]

YES! The Wire is one of the few shows that I can watch from beginning to end over and over and still not get tired of it.

[@donjuantrumpetajohnson]

Nowhere near The Sopranos. The Wire had way too much filler.

[@Luke-kj1rj]

Sopranos way better than the wire

[@ChristianKnight-1054]

​@@Luke-kj1rj Yeah I agree.

[@davidquirke4269]

I watch it every year, usually twice. Best acting, best story lines. Simply the best 100%

[@Siile_]

Such a fascinating season, it's truly a masterpiece. So creepy, so believable and authentic. The way they captured the weird, the strange, the unsettling, the dreadful, not to mention Louisiana itself. All that yellow king stuff and the lore behind it. Just freaking perfect.

[@Nigel_The_Crab]

True Detective season 1 is without doubt the performance of a lifetime from McConaughey

[@mickeyaltizer2329]

Mud and Dallas Buyers Club were certainly wonderful performances. Also, Killer Joe is a wonderful and psychotic performance.

[@francisc1854]

McConaughey is a great actor and his role in this is by far my favorite role he’s ever done. That season is as far perfect as perfect gets as far as movies and television.

[@robmatthews9013]

Loved this show! Needs to be an annual event if not more often!

[@A-small-amount-of-peas]

One of those rare moments in entertainment history with the perfect cast, perfect crew and perfect network to realise the perfect script at the perfect time

[@MindFlowersDotNet]

His performance as Rust is among the greatest of all time, film or television. Truly a master class.

[@BlackManta_777]

In the midst of rewatching season one of TD at the moment. Probably my third or fourth time through. Every time I watch it I love it more. I think it's about to move from my favorite TV series of all time to may favorite work of art in any format.

[@Beyondhumanlimits1]

Masterpiece. Rewatched it a few months back and it gets better and better with each rewatch.

[@aribeck4298]

I watched the 1st episode of season 1 around 8pm one night. I then proceeded to be so hooked I stayed up the entire night binging the show until I had to leave for work at 630am. It was a slow day so I took an extra long lunch break and finished the last 2 episodes on my phone. Ive never been so hooked on a show so fast and so intensely. Easily some of the best television you can ever watch.

[@Captain_Insano_nomercy]

Bro same almost. I started watching one night around 9pm and I got 3 episodes in before I had to go to bed and it killed me. As soon as I got off work I went home, skipped the gym, and binged the rest

[@djadam-uk]

I absolutely loved true detective season 1, it's never been the same since they left it

[@trip83]

Nothing has come close to this masterpiece.

[@Kamelryttare]

I mean i have watched True Detective season 1 maybe 3-4 times and just after watching this clip i wanna watch it again, it's a masterpiece

[@melindadgw2587]

I watch season 1 True Detective every year - only show I ever do that with, it truly is a masterpiece! Best season of TV in history!

[@zacfromArkansas]

I never thought anything could top the Sopranos but Season 1 of True Detective is the best television I've ever seen.

[@iggysfriend4431]

True Detective season 1 is an epically awesome show. I absolutely loved Matthew and Woody, they are perfect poles apart and it just works. This show is 11 out of 10.

[@dannyh5937]

McConaughey is so cool that he watched True Detective like the rest of us.

[@THEMRSP33DO]

The first season took me by surprise Matt killed it

[@SolidBased]

Love Matthew such a down to earth and funny dude!!! And hope nothing but the best for him and you guys as well in this upcoming year!!!✌️

[@garysmith3173]

An absolute masterpiece. The final episode was stunning!

[@DaveRevst4548]

Watched the whole season two days ago. All the episodes in one watch. For the 5th time. Still love it. Will come back to this season every other year for decades.

[@mrmagoo8956]

Rewatching it with my wife and it’s even better than I remembered. The chemistry between rust and Marty is amazing. So many funny lines of banter. Plus the tone and score in each episode is beautifully haunting. And a shout out to the intro, only intro I don’t skip because it’s such a great song

[@macfilms9904]

I was at HBO for about 14 years - and the absolute best scrip that came across my desk was the pilot script for Season 1 of True Detective. I read that single episode and thought 'holy crap, I wanna see more of this!' Which made the 2nd & 3rd seasons even bigger disappointments. Nick just couldn't seem to come close to the banter, the philosophy and as Cole would say, the Culture of it all. Additionally I think the unusual decision to have a single director (Cary Fukunaga) for every episode gave it a cohesiveness that almost every other show (including the following 2 seasons) lack. Season 2 was interesting, but had too many main characters and had some terrible dialogue - season 3 had fantastic performances from both leads, but I really hated the 'surprise! There was no mystery!' reveal.

[@DrinkinBrosPodcast]

I agree. Why do networks insist on having different directors for every show? It has always made zero sense to me.

[@VidarrKerr]

@@DrinkinBrosPodcast They do it to draw a larger audience and also believe it prevents monotony. (Remember what incredibly tiny attention spans people have now. If something doesn't change every 30 seconds, these kids lose it.)

[@justinlevy274]

@@DrinkinBrosPodcast I think a lot of it is that they are on a tight shooting schedule and one director is planning the next episode while the current director is shooting their episode.

[@jimmycakes7158]

I enjoyed season 3, it dragged on in some parts as there was a lot of contemplation for the characters, but I thought it would be worth it to finally find out what happened to the missing kid.... But it felt like the writing was playing a trick on me

[@AlexG-xl1cc]

I liked season 3 but you are right, Rust is just such a great character nobody can top him which is the issue. The ending as well of S1 didn't wrap everything up in a little bow which was nice.

[@Scottred77]

What a show. Both actors at the absolute top of their game🔥🔥 Then along came season 2.........................

[@weeverob]

i watched the show 10 years ago and am watching it again now. I had forgotten how dense the show is. so good

[@darrionroberts4100]

I always viewed McConaughey as a pretty boy who was just in romance movies. Watched True detective and was blown away. Him and Woody killed it.

[@darrionroberts4100]

@National Socialism True detective came out in 2014. Lincoln lawyer is good, never watched the other two.

[@CloneShockTrooper]

love the Lovecraft element and the acting. the story.. its is a masterpiece!

[@OstrowskiMarcin]

Fabulous, Sensational, Thrilling, One and only so far, Great story, great performance and great acting. Masterpiece!!!

[@damienkearns3654]

I'm not into actors, not into Autobiographies - McConaughey's is spectacular. So uniquely and creatively designed and edited. Green Lights.

[@cryptoskinz3815]

Only just watched it recently and I can confirm it's unbelievable acting from Matt wow!

[@robchambers3958]

It's about time true detective was discussed the best film work well , awesome acting abilities from the hole cast.

[@ThePursuitofHappiness1988]

Content, story, character. He’s truly a superb actor.

[@gasser5001]

Can’t agree more, season 1 was one of the best shows ever made. These 2 and the entire production team absolutely nailed it.

[@Imcm89]

Correct. First season of True detective is a masterpiece

[@nemo9540]

Mcconaughey and woods have set the bar so extremely high with this project that it's gonna take something really special an unique from other top tier actors to make their mark on the small screen. It'll be interesting to see what actors like Pitt, Clooney, freeman or cate Blanchett bring to the table if they decide to move into tv.

[@povoaa5675]

Best season ever... I've watched multiple times

[@lvsarmy2012]

My favourite crime movie is Heat, my favourite crime tv series is season 1 of True Detective. Everything about it is perfection from the characters, direction and to the story when you’re trying to unravel what is going on.

[@canadaperson]

Such a great show and I love that other people find so much humour in the chemistry between the two leads

[@_TG]

Its the best single series ever made, I dont give a fuck what anyone says. Nothing is even CLOSE.

[@pnut3844able]

Breaking bad and LOST both top it

[@user-cs1ep6jj2o]

@@pnut3844able lollll No

[@_TG]

@@pnut3844ableNext you’re going to tell me the Pope is a Protestant.

[@pnut3844able]

@@_TG this series was good, but it's one season that was good. LOST and BB were good the entire way. Especially BB, that is the only perfect TV show I've ever seen.

[@juanperaza1220]

Greatest TV season ever

[@ThatMissQuin]

This is so great.

[@kdee8166]

Agree with other comments here - Series 1 was the best TV ever. A true masterpiece

[@ejjrl1ify]

Without doubt this season is the greatest television of all time. Please write another season!

[@Wigglythegreat2]

I watch it over at least twice a year.

[@bryansans2564]

No lying, no brown nosing.......hands down the best season of anything i've ever seen. It literally hits every range of emotion and not many series can do that

[@richardramjohn1590]

It trully is gold to see woody n mathew togethercon screen

[@thesahel7218]

“Best season in television history” I can’t even argue with that statement

[@andrewogrady7505]

I love good acting and I have re-watched movies and action scenes that I loved. However, I have never replayed a single acting scene, just to appreciate its artistic brilliance - except for this scene. I re-watched it 3 times in a row and soaked it with more appreciation every time.

[@sumansaha295]

My friend and I talk about this show still today, they don't make shows like this anymore.

[@AndyP998]

I just said on another clip, this season 1 is greatest season of any television series so far and i watched series since 80s. Just finished last weekend third run of season 1

[@sadiqurrahman9741]

True Detective S01 is the best anthology TV show I have ever seen in my entire life.

[@dayanamarinova6277]

I look up to him for saying that about going after good content regardless of the form, not many actors with this mindset nowadays.

[@christmasham4312]

He seems like such a good guy

[@jimmy3x216]

I agree! Best single TV season of all time.

[@initialreactions411]

McConaughey so sweet

[@WizardOnWeed]

McConaughey being able to enjoy his own work and being surprised by the show like everybody else is fucking awesome !

[@damienx0x]

Absolute masterpiece.

[@leomarketi9391]

They need a sequel to season 1 more to do

[@iPodTouchMan21]

I wonder if we’ll ever see Rustin cole again

[@maheshlulla9061]

Greatest show agreed 👏👏👏 Remarkable work woddy & Matthew ,but please make it available on OTT so that everyone's get to watch the master piece !!

[@patricklee7241]

True Detective Season 1 is by far a true masterpiece indeed.

[@johnjohnson9603]

Straight up this is the single greatest season of TV ever !

[@BeierFilms]

This makes me so happy to hear.

[@osareafallire]

True Detective Season 1 Ep 7, when everyone's favorite song suddenly became Lungs by Townes Van Zandt.

[@BrandonOfJapan]

This has what ive been saying since it came out, glad to see people are finally agreeing.

[@abhinavsalgunan1337]

true detective season 1 is the best to every grace telivision!

[@fredhampton3393]

best dam show ever

[@lauris5275]

Best detective show for sure. Season 1 is just perfect. Mathew and Woody such a good duo. My top 3 tv series for sure.

[@jerodast]

Hahaha, that tennis ball metaphor is the perfect way to describe their dynamic.

[@jeremyallen5056]

Outstanding series in every single respect.Beautifully dark,brilliant acting,great direction,awesome music,incredible scenery and of course a bloody bonkers story line. MM is as cool as Fuck

[@FoulBundy]

I gotta admit, that first season was nothing short of perfect.

[@hgbugalou]

I really think they could pull of a sequel season to season 1 successfully without ruining it, if everyone was brought back in front and behind the cameras. I'd love to see what Marty and rust do after they recover. Going after higher people involved with the original case and leading to something on a national level would be interesting. I'd also love to see some flashbacks of Rust's days in Texas and a young Marty just starting on the force and being dispatched to one of the early yellow king murders as just a patrolman.

[@Mistlover5]

I can’t believe they never did a second season with the same cast?

[@Jacob-2796]

S1 is the best advert for Lone Star beer and cigarettes ever made

[@gonzolonzo1383]

Would've been a big mistake if he played Marty. I mean he could do it, but I don't think woody could do Rust

[@malkeytone3285]

His voice wouldn’t have matched the Monologues

[@wobblertv8083]

That show has the greatest tracking shot in TV history .....Both actors in God mode on that show.

[@marathontre]

Im put off by most TV shows because they feel drawn out and alot of the episodes feel like filler. Hence why Im drawn towards Film. However True Detective season 1 feels like one long cinematic masterpiece. Incredible.

[@_-ghostfps-_8651]

The thing that helps that is having a single director for all episodes contrary to how most tv shows operate It gives cohesion like you'd get in a movie

[@jeremyl2594]

I like good television shows because they're able to pace the story. Also a lot is two words

[@herbalowl7983]

I agree one of the best

[@mykra6204]

no comment can do this masterpiece justice

[@kaizo_tv]

Season 4 run it back!

[@stephenandrews5530]

The best singular season of television in history! Absolute masterpiece. Would have loved them making a new season with Mcconaughey & Harrelson, wich could have been great in terms of how the season ended. Wont ever happen though

[@recession81]

There is no show that will ever be better than true Detective season 1

[@ThisTall]

I’ve said every time it comes up that season1 is the best television ever made.

[@JohnOgie67]

Got a lotta love for season 1 of True Detective

[@lovetownsend]

Time is flat circle "What is that Nitzch? Shut the fuck up~" lol best line