Matthew McConaughey's Bizarre Commencement Speech: Watch It Here

By Staff Reporter - 19 May '15 01:23AM
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Academy Award winning actor Matthew McConaughey gave a commencement speech to the graduating class at University of Houston and while it started off pretty normal, it quickly spiralled out of control.

ABC News reports that while many did not know what to expect from him, they crowd greeted him with loud cheers and screams the moment he stepped foot on the field at TDECU Stadium.

"Congratulations class of 2015," he began. "Life's not fair. It never was, isn't now and won't ever be. Do not fall into the entitled trap of feeling like you're a victim. You are not."

McConaughey, who was born and raised in the Lonestar state, reminded the 4,300 graduates to enjoy the journey of life and to define their own success.

"Personally, as an actor, I started enjoying my work and literally being more happy when I stopped trying to make the daily labor a means to a certain end," he explained. "For example, I need this film to be a box office success."

He reportedly told students "not fall into the entitlement trap of feeling like a victim."

"You are not," McConaughey said. "Get over it and get on with it."

"Yes, most things are more rewarding when you break a sweat to get them."

He expressed his distaste for the word unbelievable. "If there's one thing you can depend on people being, it's people," he said. "I think unbelievable is an unbelievably stupid word."

McConaughey's words didn't come cheap. The University paid him $135,000 for the speech and forked over nearly ten grand more to fly him in from New Orleans on a private jet. The Texas native says he plans to donate the large sum to his charity, the Just Keep Livin' Foundation.

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