Matthew McConaugheyis sharing the unconventional audition story of how he landed the lead role inTexas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation.In a recentvideoon his YouTube page, the 51-year-old actor discussed projects of his where he played a different role than originally intentioned — one of which was the 1994 horror film.“I had already doneDazed and Confusedthe summer before in Austin, Texas,” McConaughey explained in the clip, released Tuesday. “Now I went back to school, graduated my senior year and had my U-Haul packed up and just as I was about to drive out to Hollywood to try to get a job, I got offered this role in this horror picture.“TheDallas Buyers Clubstar said the spot he was offered was a “one-day role,” with no lines — “just this sort of Romeo to Juliet character who rides off,” he said.Matthew McConaughey/YoutubeThat soon changed, however, when he was talking to director Kim Henkel. Henkel asked McConaughey if he knew of any actors in the area who could work for the role of the lead killer, Vilmer Slaughter.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.In response, McConaughey “gave him a couple of names” and headed out the door, but soon changed his mind.“As I got to the end of the curb to my truck — which already had my U-Haul packed up to come to California behind it — I said, ‘I should try out for that role,'” he said, sharing that he turned around to go audition, but there were no actresses available to play opposite him.“The girl who was the secretary goes ‘I’ll do it!’ and I said ‘Okay’ and right then I ran to the kitchen that was in this house where the office was, grabbed a big tablespoon out of the drawer, came back in and just pinned her into the corner and acted like it was a weapon,” said. “And did it until she, like, cried.““Kim was like, ‘That was good,’ and the girl was like, ‘Yeah that was really good you really scared me!” McConaughey continued.“Well, I had to unpack the U-Haul and go sleep on a friend’s couch for the next 30 days,” he concluded.
Matthew McConaugheyis sharing the unconventional audition story of how he landed the lead role inTexas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation.
In a recentvideoon his YouTube page, the 51-year-old actor discussed projects of his where he played a different role than originally intentioned — one of which was the 1994 horror film.
“I had already doneDazed and Confusedthe summer before in Austin, Texas,” McConaughey explained in the clip, released Tuesday. “Now I went back to school, graduated my senior year and had my U-Haul packed up and just as I was about to drive out to Hollywood to try to get a job, I got offered this role in this horror picture.”
TheDallas Buyers Clubstar said the spot he was offered was a “one-day role,” with no lines — “just this sort of Romeo to Juliet character who rides off,” he said.
Matthew McConaughey/Youtube
That soon changed, however, when he was talking to director Kim Henkel. Henkel asked McConaughey if he knew of any actors in the area who could work for the role of the lead killer, Vilmer Slaughter.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
In response, McConaughey “gave him a couple of names” and headed out the door, but soon changed his mind.
“As I got to the end of the curb to my truck — which already had my U-Haul packed up to come to California behind it — I said, ‘I should try out for that role,'” he said, sharing that he turned around to go audition, but there were no actresses available to play opposite him.
“The girl who was the secretary goes ‘I’ll do it!’ and I said ‘Okay’ and right then I ran to the kitchen that was in this house where the office was, grabbed a big tablespoon out of the drawer, came back in and just pinned her into the corner and acted like it was a weapon,” said. “And did it until she, like, cried.”
“Kim was like, ‘That was good,’ and the girl was like, ‘Yeah that was really good you really scared me!” McConaughey continued.
“Well, I had to unpack the U-Haul and go sleep on a friend’s couch for the next 30 days,” he concluded.
source: people.com
