>> uvalde, 7.6 square miles in southwest texas. >> he is an authentic texas character. >> fellow texan matt size profiled mcconaughey early in his career. >> that part of texas is flat and dusty and in some ways kind of existentially freaky. if you did not grow up in there, but if you did, it feels normal. >> matthew is born the youngst son to kay and jim mcconaughey, a former football player turned oil pipe salesman. jim moves the family to east texas during the oil boom where matthew plays on the golf team, and wins an award for best looks at longview high. after graduation, he enrolls in the university of texas at austin. always a good student, he reveals on inside of the actor's