Matthew McConaughey on why Nolan cast him in Interstellar: "Mud is probably my favourite character!"

**Contains Strong Language** Matthew McConaughey looks back at his extraordinary career. He joins BBC Radio 1's film critic Ali Plumb to talk about his new movie, The Lost Bus, and reflects on his debut in Dazed and Confused, how he landed a role in Christopher Nolan's Interstellar, and how he found his character in The Wolf Of Wall Street. Plus, he reveals how he ended up in Deadpool & Wolverine, and if he has a portrait of him with a python in his house from Magic Mike, along with so much more. 00:00 Intro and pronouncing his name 01:28 How Matthew's mum and son appeared in The Lost Bus 05:11 Matthew's love of driving and acting in vehicles 07:35 Working with iconic directors like Scorsese and Spielberg 09:47 Iconic scenes from The Wolf of Wall Street and Interstellar 10:32 Magic Mike and that painting of Matthew with a python 11:43 The origin of "Alright, alright, alright!" 12:42 Mud, Matthew's favourite performance 13:34 His love of Hell Or High Water 14:40 Most watched movies from Boogie Nights to Raising Arizona 16:22 How Matthew got the role in Christopher Nolan's Interstellar 17:00 Preparing vs improvising from A Time To Kill to The Wolf Of Wall Street 21:00 Cracking up with Woody Harrelson in EDtv 22:53 How Killer Joe helped restart Matthew's career 24:32 Playing a Samurai Beetle in Kubo And The Two Strings 25:58 Mementos Matthew took home and his best character names 26:58 Playing Cowboy Deadpool in Deadpool & Wolverine 28:18 Matthew's favourite fan interactions Watch more Movies with Ali Plumb on BBC iPlayer in the UK: https://www.bbc.co.uk/tv/radio1 Including more Movies That Made Me with the world's biggest stars. -- Official Channel of BBC Radio 1 Here you can find your favourite live performances, the biggest movie stars, amazing interviews and more... Don't forget to subscribe for more from Radio 1 Follow us on socials:   / ​     / bbcradio1   #radio1