<p>Actor Matthew McConaughey opened up about his decision to return to live-action movies for the first time in six years.</p>
<p>He shared this a day before his latest film 'The Rivals of Amziah King' debuts at SXSW in Austin, Texas, reported People.</p>
<p>The actor shared that his first performance as more than a voice actor in any movie since 2019's 'The Gentlemen' -- helped him recall his love for acting.</p>
<p>"I remembered a couple of things," McConaughey told the outlet. "One, how much I truly enjoy performing. Two, I remembered, 'Hey, McConaughey, you're pretty damn good at this.' And three, I remembered that acting is a vacation for me. And what I mean by vacation is that when I'm performing, it's my singular focus."</p>
<p>McConaughey admitted he felt some nerves getting back to moviemaking when he first arrived on The Rivals of Amziah King's set. The actor said that he raised a hand and asked "is anybody else nervous except for me?" during his first day of shooting, and when cast and crew members all laughed along, he added, "Alright, alright, alright, I just wanted to make sure I wasn't the only one," as per the outlet.</p>
<p>The actor revealed that he purposefully wanted to spend more time with his family during his years-long hiatus from acting; he also wrote a memoir titled Greenlights in 2021 and most recently appeared in front of the camera in Zach Bryan's 2024 music video for "Nine Ball."</p>
<p>"I needed to write my own story, direct my own story on the page," he added of his years away from live-action film roles.</p>
<p>According to a SXSW description for McConaughey's new movie, he stars in the movie as a "charismatic and musically gifted" honey farmer in rural Oklahoma who attempts to reconnect with an estranged foster daughter as his rivals in the honey business look to destroy his own.</p>
<p>McConaughey costars in the film with Kurt Russell, Jake Horowitz, Tony Revolori, Owen Teague and Cole Sprouse, among others\, reported People.</p>
<p>'The Rivals of Amziah King' premieres at SXSW on Monday, March 10.</p>
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