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,

Matthew McConaughey could have starred as Jack Dawson in "Titanic," but a new excerpt from a late producer's memoir claims he refused to drop his accent during his audition.

Titanic producer, Jon Landau, revealed that Matthew McConaughey was the first choice for Jack Dawson in Titanic; however lost the role to Leonardo DiCaprio.