Vince Vaughn Opens Up — Way Up — for 'Playboy'
Mother always said, "Don't talk about politics or religion in a social setting." Vince Vaughn did not listen to Mother.
The actor, 44, gets hella candid talking to Playboy in advance of the highly-anticipated second season of True Detective, in which he stars alongside Rachel McAdams, Colin Farrell, and Taylor Kitsch. Do you want to know what the star of Swingers thinks about gun control and the federal income tax? Great, you're in luck.
I would use the term libertarian to describe my politics. I like the principles of the Constitution and the republic, which is a form of government built around the law. ... Trusting the federal government to know what we need and to run things well feels like a bad idea.
OK Beanie from Old School, what do you think about owning guns?
I believe in the right to defend yourself if need be. Hopefully you’re never in that situation, but I think you’re fairly naive to believe there will never be a cause for self-defense.
Great!
And it turns out the long-term Ron Paul supporter also is not a huge fan of the income tax:
Ron Paul woke a lot of people up to the fact that government can’t handle everything for you. Once you start playing that game, where does it stop? I like the way it was until 1913 [when the 16th Amendment was ratified, legalizing a federal income tax], when locally you had sales taxes and property taxes. That seems ethical to me, because I can move to a different neighborhood or area if I like the services they provide. To this day, your police department and your fire department are paid for with local taxes, and that makes sense, because you might use those. But the federal government looking into your books to decide what to take from you, that feels wrong.
Wow, can't imagine a reason why Vince Vaughn, who was paid a reported $17.5 million for starring in The Dilemma, would not like the idea of a progressive tax.
Then, displaying a complete ignorance to the concept of irony, Vince Vaughn decides to decry the way men treat women, while speaking with a men's magazine that exists almost solely to print photos of women in various states of undress.
What I love about my character from Swingers, Trent, is how much fun he has with women. It comes from a pure and positive place. Now it’s such a different thing. Gaming on women has become almost like the dark arts. Like, if you’re not cutting her down or using psychological tricks to make fun of her, you won’t get anywhere. I would argue it’s the opposite. I would suggest that if you take the avenue of putting a woman down or making fun of her so she feels insecure enough to go out with you, you’re ultimately screwing yourself.
Sing, O muse!
And if you were wondering, Vince Vaughn has "faith in God," but does not "have a dogma or religion that [he] follow[s]." God bless.
