Matthew McConaughey took a pay cut to appear in 'The Lincoln Lawyer'

Matthew McConaughey took a pay cut to appear in 'The Lincoln Lawyer' because he was tired of starring in romantic comedies.

The 41-year-old actor - known for his roles in"The Wedding Planner'"and 'Failure To Launch"- was"really excited"about the script for the legal drama from the moment he saw it.

He added:"The role came around to me. But I will say I made less money than a romantic comedy. So that is a measure of saying that not many movies like this can get made.

"This was something I was really excited about doing and something I didn't feel like I had done before."

He also also admitted he opted for the film because he"didn't feel"like doing another rom-com - but hasn't ruled out a return to the genre in future.

He explained:"I was reading some other scripts and some of them were rom-coms and I just didn't feel like doing that right now. I may do them again. I just didn't feel like doing them right now.

"I loved the consequences that were in this movie. I love the traps the guy was in. I wanted to be the guy getting out of those traps."

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