Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey says he had once thought about quitting acting and started a different career. During a conversation with Oprah Winfrey for her Apple TV Plus show "The Oprah Conversation", the 50-year-old actor said the moment came before he transitioned from being romantic lead hero to dramatic parts.

"I dabbled with thinking about other careers. I dabbled about being a high school football coach, being a symphony orchestra leader or a wildlife guide, or a schoolteacher. I was not going back," McConaughey told Winfrey. The actor said he was determined about switching careers but then he had a realisation that changed his thinking. "Just the same way I went to Australia for a year and stayed on a handshake, I was in. And I started to get that feeling that even though the harder this gets, this means there's more reward on the other side. Stick with it, stay in it, don't pull the parachute, McConaughey," he added.