McConaughey lost out on iconic Titanic role

Imagine if at the beginning of “Titanic,” the Jack Dawson character had climbed up on the rails at the bow of the ship and proclaimed, “Alright, alright, alright.” It actually could’ve gone down that way — because as Matthew McConaughey recounted on The Hollywood Reporter’s “Awards Chatter” podcast, he auditioned for the iconic role that cemented Leonardo DiCaprio as an A-list actor. “I wanted that,” he admitted. “I auditioned with Kate Winslet. Had a good audition. Walked away from there pretty confident that I had it. I didn’t get it. I never got offered that.” He turned down another major film in the late 1990s — “L.A. Confidential.” He defended his rom-com phase of the 2000s, calling parts in movies like “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days” and “The Wedding