United Kingdom, April 10 -- Matthew McConaughey felt as if a "safety net had gone" when his father died.

The 55-year-old actor lost his dad James when he suffered a fatal heart attack in 1992 at the age of 63, and reflected in a chat with 'Maze Runner' star Jacob Lofland that he truly "became a man" amid his grief.

He told Interview magazine: "Well, when my father moved on, it was obviously hard because I didn't even think he was killable, you know?

"Through the mourning and the pain, it's the biggest moment of becoming a man.I remember feeling like, 'There's a certain safety net that I've always had behind me that's gone'.

"Because dads are, like, they're above the law."

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