“When people come to my page, I want them to see me,” McConaughey said. “This is my first venture into sharing myself and my views with the world and I’m a little bit nervous about it because quite frankly, I know I want to have a monologue, I’m not sure I want to have the dialogue, but I’m learning that you have to have the dialogue to have the monologue, just as you have a monologue to have the dialogue. I’m looking forward to sharing who I am with you. I’m looking forward to seeing if who I am translates…if what I want to share translates, if it tickles your funny bone, if it makes you think a second, if it makes your heart swell up a little bit, if it makes you take a quiet moment and go for a walk … Let’s have some fun with it though.” Seems like he already is.
As expected, celebs and fans quickly flooded the comments section with birthday (and welcome) wishes. “Woohoo!! Instagram just got so much BETTER,” Reese Witherspoon wrote.
The Serenity actor is actually no stranger to social media—he’s been an active member on Twitter since 2009.
First Aniston, now McConaughey? We like where this (Instagram trend) is going.
