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.

The Academy Award-winning actor had auditioned for the role of Jack Dawson, which was ultimately portrayed by Leonardo DiCaprio