Six words reportedly cost Matthew McConaughey the lead role in Titanic: “No. That was pretty good. Thanks.” Producer Jon Landau, who has worked on the majority of director James Cameron 's feature films,

Regardless of the Titanic story, McConaughey has built a highly successful career, including winning an Oscar for his performance in Dallas Buyers Club in 2014. Though his Southern accent is a well-known trademark, the actor has been able to tone it down for several roles, such as the Buster Moon character in the Universal Pictures movie Sing.

In Titanic producer Jon Landau's latest memoir, the filmmaker revealed that Matthew McConaughey missed out on playing Jack Dawson in the James Cameron directorial because he would not do without his Texan accent.