Jon Hamm always knows how to get people talking whenever he sits down for print interviews. The Hollywood actor, who is best known for his role of Don Draper in Mad Men recently talked about turning down the lead part of 2011's Green Lantern film.

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In a new interview for the British GQ Hamm said, "They came after me pretty hard for Green Lantern. But I was like, 'Meh, that's not what I want to do.' Never say never, but these aren't the kind of movies I like to go and see. They don't make the kind of movies I like to see anymore."

The part eventually went to Ryan Reynolds. Hamm also talked about Matthew McConaughey's career and how his own might be just as unpredictable as the Texan native's.

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Hamm added, "There's no road map for this. You look at someone like Matthew McConaughey - ten years ago, you wouldn't have said he's going to be an Oscar-winning actor, you know? The guy from Failure To Launch? You'd have been laughed out of the room. You look at a person's success like that and think: God speed. And hope you're given the opportunity. It's hard because Hollywood is a lot of things, but it's not the biggest risk taker."

The 42-year-old actor also says that his success came late in his life, but it's something that he hasn't regretted. The actor admits that he auditioned for a lot of television shows before being ultimately cast as Don Draper on Mad Men.

He said, "Flick through the TV Guide in the Nineties - I auditioned for every one of those shows. It wasn't just my looks. My energy wasn't right. You know, [affects hyperactive teen voice] 'Hey guys! I think there's been a murder! And have you seen there's a dance?' It wasn't me. I had to grow into being hireable. People said to me, just wait until you're 40. I was like, 40?"

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