McConaughey ‘giving consideration’ to a political run

WASHINGTON: Hollywood star Matthew McConaughey recently opened up regarding him thinking of taking political office. According to Fox News, the actor while appearing on ‘The Tonight Show’, told host Jimmy Fallon that he thinks taking political office is an honourable thing to do. The statement from the ace actor comes 10 days after he confirmed on ‘The Balanced Voice Podcast’ that he has thought of running for governor in Texas.

McConaughey told Fallon, “Well, it’s come up a lot lately. And I’m gonna say to you now the same thing I’ve been saying, which is true. It’s not a dodge. And when I say it’s something, I’m giving consideration, absolutely.” He added, “What an honourable thing to even be able to consider. But that’s no further than that right now, sir.”

Apart from speaking about his potential run for governor, McConaughey also shared that he and his family faced their own set of hardships during the February Texas snowstorms. The 51-year-old actor said, “Look, we’re doing good. We had, you know, a couple of pipes break. We’ve had to pull up some drywall in the house. Lost power. Just got off having to boil water four days ago.” He continued, “But the problem in Texas is there’s tens of thousands that aren’t as good a shape as we are right now. There’s a lot of people that are out of home.” — Correspondent