Matthew McConaughey admits taking a break from Hollywood was life-changing.
McConaughey who has children Levi, five, Vida, four, and one-year-old Livingston with wife Camila Alves stepped away from acting for two years in 2009 so he could focus on fatherhood, and he believes the time away was good for his career.
McConaughey - who has won a slew of awards and received an Oscar nomination for his performance in 'Dallas Buyers Club' - explained: "I just needed to let time catch up with me."
The 44-year-old actor is now starring in a hit HBO TV series 'True Detective', which will see him play a tortured detective opposite his long-time friend Woody Harrelson, and he insists he decided to take on the role in order to keep his family happy but still keep his career alive.
He explained: "Part of it is just growing up and part of it is I'm very turned on and excited about all kinds of things. Probably more now than I used to be.
"I work hard to maintain the good things in my life that I've built - friendships, work, family, my own time. Sometimes you've got to go, 'Ah man, I haven't seen my brother in three months.' But it feels really great when you can think, 'Boy, all my relationships are good, people that I love are good, and my relationship with them is good. My career, I'm dialled, it feels good. Health Is good.' "
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