'I Just Reacted… I Didn't Want to Know What Was Coming' — Matthew McConaughey Says the Iconic Tape Scene in Interstellar Is the First Take, and He Did It Without Rehearsing

Wesley Yin-Poole
10/15/2025

It is one of Matthew McConaughey’s most iconic scenes, one that has endured as both a prime example of his acting prowess and a meme. But Interstellar’s tape scene was not heavily rehearsed. Nor did McConaughey have to go through multiple takes to get the emotional reaction we see on-screen. McConaughey in fact nailed it on the first take, and he didn’t rehearse the scene at all....

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