'Working in the classroom with these students gives me a chance to prepare them,' the 49-year-old actor and UT alumnus said.
The 49-year-old native Texan said that his script class focuses on"the elements of truth and genuine joy for the process.”said in a statement released Wednesday by UT AustinHis course this fall will study two of his own films: the upcoming Guy Ritchie project,"The Gentleman," and Jeff Nichols' 2012 movie,"Mud."
Noah Isenberg, chair of the Department of Radio-Television-Film at UT Austin, described McConaughey as a passionate teacher whose love of"all things cinematic" is infectious. The dean of the university's college of communications, Jay Bernhardt, said he was proud to add McConaughey to the school's faculty.
"Matthew cares deeply for our school and our students, and we are thrilled that he shares his time and talent to help prepare the next generation of media leaders and innovators," Bernhardt said.
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