Matthew McConaughey Reveals Details Of How He Met Camila Alves
Matthew McConaughey dated some of Hollywood leading ladies, including Sandra Bullock, Ashley Judd, Renee Zellweger, Patricia Arquette and Penelope Cruz before he met his future wife.
McConaughey even drove to Mexico with Cruz in his trailer, but his relationship with Cruz was over as soon as he spotted Brazilian model Camila Alves in a Hollywood bar.
He said, ‘The first time I saw her walk across the room, I didn’t say, “Who is that?” I said, “What is that?” The way she moved, I could see a person who knows who they are.’
He added, ‘There’s a person who spends time with herself, and is not advertising for this world, and is not asking permission. From that night I haven’t been on a date with anyone else.’ A year and a half passed before they dated exclusively, and then eventually got married and became parents.
About being a father, McConaughey says: ‘When I was 20 years old, I didn’t know what I wanted for a career. But I knew I wanted to be a father. It had been the thing that, since I was very young, I looked up to. The men I looked up to the most were fathers – men who raised good kids.’