Actor Matthew McConaughey has been honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

The star hailed the honour as a "great moment" in his career as he made a speech in front of a crowd which included `Interstellar` director Christopher Nolan and co-stars Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain, his wife Camila Alves and their children Levi, six, Vida, four, and Livingston, 22 months.

`It is a special day for me. This is a great moment in my career and my life...I only saw two or three films before I was 18 years old,` femalefirst.co.uk quoted him as saying.

`I got my first job in Austin, Texas, on a film called 'Dazed & Confused'. Little did I know it'd turn out to be a career and something that I've learned to love and am learning to love even more,` he added.

The 45-year-old went on to express his "pride" in his career and how lucky he feels to enjoy his work so much.

`I am from Texas. We have a home in Texas, but this business and this industry, I feel like it's a privilege every single day that I get to get up on a Monday morning--I have a career that I look forward to Monday morning, to going to work. That I'm proud to be able to say,` said the actor.

Following the ceremony, McConaughey was seen speaking quietly to his eldest child, and later revealed he had been discussing how it was a "permanent" tribute to his work that the youngster could visit anytime.

McConaughey also said it wasn't for him to say whether this was a called "high point" of his career, but "it's a good point".