The 1993 film "Dazed and Confused" is one of the star's most beloved movies. McConaughey, in the foreground here with Rory Cochrane, quoted his stoner character when he accepted a Golden Globe in January: "All right, all right, all right." 
McConaughey and Renee Zellweger are horrified in "The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre" in 1994. 
McConaughey hits the courtroom in the 1996 film "A Time to Kill." 
McConaughey plays a sheriff in a small Texas town in the 1996 movie "Lone Star." 
McConaughey played a lawyer in the 1997 film "Amistad." 
McConaughey and Jodie Foster explore other worlds in the 1997 movie "Contact." 
McConaughey and Jennifer Lopez enjoy hijinks and love in the 2001 romantic comedy "The Wedding Planner." 
McConaughey and Kate Hudson find love in 2003's "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days." 
With 2006's "Failure to Launch," the actor further cemented his reputation as the romantic leading man. 
McConaughey is a triumphant coach in 2006's "We Are Marshall." 
In 2009, he played a man haunted by his former loves in "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past." 
The actor went indie -- and dark -- as a lawman/hit man in the 2011 film "Killer Joe." 
"The Lincoln Lawyer" in 2011 kept McConaughey deep in the drama as a conflicted attorney. 
A buff McConaughey shows off both his pecs and his dance moves in 2012's "Magic Mike." 
McConaughey plays big brother to Zac Efron in the 2012 film "The Paperboy." 
McConaughey played a fugitive in the coming-of-age drama "Mud" in 2012. 
Critics have fallen head over heels for McConaughey's turn as Ron Woodroof, an electrician who battles to get the AIDS medicine he needs in "Dallas Buyers Club." 
The actor's time is brief but memorable in the 2013 film "The Wolf of Wall Street." 
McConaughey has found success on the small screen this year, playing intense lawman Rust Cohle in HBO's "True Detective." 
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- Matthew McConaughey has been a fan of the Washington Redskins since he was 4
- He talked about his love of emblem, team in GQ interview
- Twitter took off, some defending him and others criticizing
- McConaughey stars in "Interstellar," which opens next month
(CNN) -- Are your ears burning, Matthew McConaughey? Perhaps a particular shade of ... red?
McConaughey lit a social media fire with comments about his favorite NFL team, the Washington Redskins. The capital's gridiron representatives -- and their owner, Dan Snyder -- have been criticized more heavily in recent years for keeping a name that is considered derogatory by many native Americans.
"I love the emblem. I dig it. It gives me a little fire and some oomph," McConaughey told GQ for its November issue. "But now that it's in the court of public opinion, it's going to change. I wish it wouldn't, but it will."
The 44-year-old Texas native says he's been a Redskins fan since he was 4, when, "watching Westerns, I always rooted for the Indians." He also liked hamburgers, and the Skins had a player named Chris Hanburger, he added.
McConaughey's words did not go unnoticed on Twitter.
I wish ppl would stop saying 'everybody was fine with the Redskins' name, then all of a sudden...' I promise u, 'everybody' wasn't 'fine'
— Stereo Williams (@stereowilliams) October 21, 2014 "I wish ppl would stop saying 'everybody was fine with the Redskins' name, then all of a sudden...' I promise u, 'everybody' wasn't 'fine,' " tweeted Stereo Williams.
Matthew McConaughey wants the Redskins to keep their name, basically bc he digs the emblem & hamburgers. http://bit.ly/1pxbCoN @247Sports
— Emmy Weikert (@EmmyWeikert247) October 21, 2014 "Matthew McConaughey wants the Redskins to keep their name, basically bc he digs the emblem & hamburgers," Emmy Weikert tweeted.
But McConaughey also had defenders.
Actor Matthew McConaughey Publicly Challenges Leftist Nonsense; Supports Washington REDSKINS! http://tinyurl.com/dt8x8
— Hawkeye (@inhuggermugger) October 21, 2014 "Actor Matthew McConaughey Publicly Challenges Leftist Nonsense; Supports Washington REDSKINS!" tweeted Hawkeye.
A number of tweeters repeated a headline from the Independent Journal Review, a conservative viral news site: "Guess Who Just Weighed in On the Redskins Logo Controversy with a Non-PC Take Some Sure Won't Like."
This isn't the first time McConaughey has defended the Redskins and his love for the team.
In a June interview, McConaughey mentioned that he used to wear a headdress when attending Dallas-Washington games in Dallas.
"(Cowboys fans) didn't like that I would show up, painted in burgundy, with the headdress and stuff. But they didn't throw much stuff either. It was all right," he said.
Comedian Hari Kondabolu believes he has a solution to the issue: keep the Redskins name but replace the logo with a severely sunburned white person. Suggestions, recorded on his Tumblr, have included Bob Barker, Dog the Bounty Hunter and Carrot Top.
Dani, who describes herself as an "urban Native American," thinks the two ideas can be combined.
Matthew Mcconaughey stays looking sunburnt and like he rolled around in some cheetos. He could be the new Redskins mascot. #changethename
— Dani (@xodanix3) October 21, 2014 "Matthew Mcconaughey stays looking sunburnt and like he rolled around in some cheetos. He could be the new Redskins mascot. #changethename," she tweeted.
McConaughey's new movie, director Christopher Nolan's "Interstellar," opens November 5.
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