Matthew McConaughey reveals he exiled himself to Peru when fame got too much

"McConaughey said the first 12 days of his trip, during which he lived with no electricity were "wonky" but he soon found people who enlightened him and "reaffirmed" his identity. "I needed to meet people who knew me as Mateo," the star said on the No Magic Pill podcast of the nickname he went by throughout the trip. McConaughey shared that at the end of the 22 days, his new friends' eyes were filled with tears when they came to say goodbye."

""The hugs we had and the sadness and happiness of saying goodbye were all based off of the man they met named Mateo, who had nothing to do with the celebrity," he said. "It reaffirmed my own identity that, 'Oh, I still got it. This is based on me.'""

"The Interstellar actor, 56, went to South America for 22 days to get his "feet on the ground" and decipher which parts of his personality were "real" and which parts were "bulls***". Dallas Buyers Club star Matthew McConaughey has revealed that he fled to Peru in the early days of his career after his newfound fame made him lose touch with reality."

Matthew McConaughey said he fled to Peru in the early days of his career after fame made him lose touch with reality. He spent 22 days there to get his “feet on the ground” and determine which parts of his personality were real. During the first 12 days, he lived without electricity and felt “wonky,” but he later met people who helped him reconnect. He sought people who knew him as Mateo, the nickname he used during the trip. At the end, his friends cried when saying goodbye, and he felt their reaction was based on the man they met rather than his celebrity. He said it reaffirmed his identity and that he still “got it.”

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