Matthew McConaughey Compares Meeting the Pope to Winning an Oscar: 'We Went Off Script'

Matthew McConaughey compared meeting Pope Leo XIV to preparing an Oscars acceptance speech, jokingly telling "Tonight Show" host Jimmy Fallon: "We went off script." The Oscar winner stopped by "The Tonight Show" on Wednesday night to discuss his new film, "The Rivals of Amziah King." Early in their conversation, though, McConaughey opened up about his experience meeting the Pope and revealed why preparing to speak with the religious figure felt a little bit like preparing to win an Academy Award. "I had some things I wanted to talk to him about. But if you prepare things to . . .