Matthew McConaughey Says He Never Turned Down ‘Titanic’ & Recalls “Blowing” His Chance With The Coen Brothers

For every career-altering role an actor lands, others narrowly slip away—and some opportunities unravel before a role is even discussed. Matthew McConaughey experienced both while emerging as one of Hollywood’s biggest stars in the late 1990s: he auditioned for “ Titanic ,” and later became so intimidated during dinner with Joel Coen , Ethan Coen , and John Malkovich that he left convinced he had…