Hollywood star Matthew McConaughey reveals he moved to Texas because he became tired of being Hollywood`s "rom-com dude". The 55-year-old actor gained major success with a series of romantic-comedies such as `The Wedding Planner` and `How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days`, but he wanted to take his career in another direction.

McConaughey said on the `Good Trouble` podcast: "I was the rom-com dude, man, that was my lane, and I liked that lane. That lane paid well and it was working.