Matthew McConaughey — actor, producer, millionaire — and now, professor.
The University of Texas at Austin announced Wednesday that the native Texan will be teaching as a "professor of practice" at the school's Moody College of Communication starting in fall 2019. He'll be joining the Department of Radio-Television-Film after being a visiting instructor since 2015.
“It’s the class I wish I would have had when I was in film school. Working in the classroom with these students gives me a chance to prepare them,” McConaughey said in a press release from the university. “Making movies, turning words on paper into film, is both a science and art — no matter the time or generation. The elements of truth and genuine joy for the process are timeless. That will always be our classroom focus.”
McConaughey earned a film degree from the school in 1993. He'll be teaching a "Script to Screen" course this coming fall.
The Academy Award-winning actor has been a part of numerous films, both as an actor and producer. Some of his more notable movies include "Dazed and Confused," "Dallas Buyers Club," and "The Wolf of Wall Street."
“He has a passion for teaching, and for all things cinematic, that is palpable, even infectious,” said Noah Isenberg, chair of the Department of Radio-Television-Film.
News of the actor's new professional career quickly hit social media Wednesday.
Apparently it's made a lot of people want to go back to school or transfer to UT Austin.
Me applying at UT Austin after I hear Matthew McConaughey is going to be a professor: pic.twitter.com/XeSdov7dtb
— Bridget Bundy (@BridgetBundy) August 28, 2019
if i don’t see matthew mcconaughey at least once while at UT, then all my money spent here will have gone to absolute waste https://t.co/pq0MNPv7Qe
— nandini (@nandinipatell) August 28, 2019
so Matthew McConaughey is teaching at UT Austin as a film professor & I’m suddenly switching majors lol
— rebecca fuentes (@MunecaRebecca) August 28, 2019
Imagine walking into film class at UT and Matthew McConaughey comes in saying “Alright, alright, alright let’s get this class started” 😭😭
— gabby🦋 (@gabbycast16) August 28, 2019
yes Matthew McConaughey teaches a class in my college, yes there’s a possibility i can run into him, yes i’m going to make sure that happens. Alright Alright Alright
— Journey Sais (@JourneySais) August 28, 2019
Matthew McConaughey is gonna be a professor at UT Austin so I guess I’m transferring pic.twitter.com/q83YbAeeeb
— shea butter baby ✨🌙 (@50ShadesofKeke) August 28, 2019
imagine walking into class and seeing matthew mcconaughey i’d just pic.twitter.com/XCH1aRZZZH
— kass ! (@uzumakass) August 28, 2019
Me showing up at UT for classes with Matthew McConaughey even though I’m not a student.
Turn up the volume 🎶 pic.twitter.com/2S3Skts4M8
— Cameron Grant (@coolcam101_) August 28, 2019
i would sell my soul to have a class taught by matthew mcconaughey https://t.co/PA6wNvabLy
— anthony (@maiobanana) August 29, 2019
He hasn't said much about his curriculum yet, but the grading scale will hopefully go from "F" to "alright, alright, alright."
