Matthew McConaughey, as NASCAR Grand Marshal, Delivers Those 'Famous Words'
On 5/23/21 at 5:32 PM EDT
Famous actor and quintessential Texan Matthew McConaughey gave the starting address for NASCAR's Cup Series race at the Circuit of the Americas (COTA) track in Austin on Sunday.
McConaughey is already known for one word he said three times: "Alright, alright, alright!" He said those words in
Dazed and Confused, the 1993 comedy filmed in Austin about students who waste away the last day of school. McConaughey himself was a film student at the nearby University of Texas who shot to superstardom after that movie.
Matthew McConaughey participates in a Q&A after a special screening of his new film "The Gentlemen" at Hogg Memorial Auditorium at The University of Texas at Austin on January 21, 2020 in Austin, Texas.