Academy Award–winning actor and #1 New York Times bestselling author Matthew McConaughey is a married man, a father of three children, and a loyal son and brother. He considers himself a storyteller by occupation, believes it’s okay to have a beer on the way to the temple, feels better with a day’s sweat on him, and is an aspiring orchestral conductor. He is co-owner of The Austin FC Soccer Club and a professor at the University of Texas in Austin. Matthew and his wife, Camila, founded the just keep livin Foundation, which is dedicated to helping boys and girls transform into men and women through programs that teach the importance of decision-making, health, education, and active living. Following the tragedy in McConaughey’s hometown of Uvalde, the couple created the Greenlights Grants Initiative, which helps school districts nationwide access billions of dollars in available federal funding to create safer school environments for our children. In October 2023, Matthew and Camila launched their own tequila brand, Pantalones, the first joint venture for the couple. McConaughey currently resides in Austin, Texas.
“Matthew McConaughey’s book is exactly what we needed after the
frenzy of Campaign 2020. . . . [A] much-needed breather . . . [and]
a recuperative journey . . . it is both calming and laugh, laugh,
laugh-out-loud funny.”—Hugh Hewitt, The Washington Post
“A delightful surprise, full of stories that [haven’t] been shared
on late night talk shows or made headlines over the years. It’s a
wild ride to be sure, but if you enjoy McConaughey and all of the
eccentricities and contradictions that come with him, it’s one you
won’t want to miss.”—Texas Monthly
“A brilliant memoir . . . [Greenlights] is unmistakeably ‘a book
that only Matthew McConaughey could have written.’ This is a good
thing.”—The Times Magazine (UK)
“McConaughey’s own story is arguably more interesting than any
character he has embodied on the silver screen over the
decades.”—USA Today
“Delightfully voicey.”—GQ
“McConaughey’s approach to memoir is the opposite of careful,
instead opting for pure candor. . . . Taken together, the stories
in Greenlights paint the picture of someone who could not care less
of what the world thinks of him, which has—not
coincidentally—resulted in lots of people in the world liking the
actor and his work.”—John Warner, Chicago Tribune
“At its best moments, Greenlights . . . delivers memorable life
lessons.”—Pico Iyer, Air Mail
“Candid . . . Greenlights is more than an autobiography, far more
than a comedy or a series of adventures. The author gives us a
lively look at his life in and out of his movies and provides
readers with an honest look at who he is.”—The Florida
Times-Union
“McConaughey is a talented actor and a fine writer, but a total
genius at living. He attacks life with an exhilarating ferocity.
This is a wildly unexpected and delightful book you can’t just
read, you have to experience.”—Lawrence Wright, author of The End
of October
“It shouldn’t surprise you that this book is good, but it will
surprise you just how good it is.
Wise and entertaining, this is
an inspiring memoir and how-to from one of the great outlaw
philosophers and artists of our time.”—Ryan Holiday, author of The
Daily Stoic
“A Renaissance man on the big screen, McConaughey shows he is the
same on the page. Mystical and spiritual but mostly just wonderful,
Greenlights is an inspired memoir that celebrates the idea that
it’s the journey rather than the destination that will fulfill
us.”—Michael Connelly, author of Fair Warning
“Written with great intensity and rare candor, Greenlights is a
whirlwind of wisdom that’s as singular and fervent as its author.
Read the book, experience the behind-the-scenes adventures, then
pursue your own greenlights full throttle.”—Shaka Smart, head
coach, men’s basketball, The University of Texas at Austin
“I cannot recommend it highly enough.”—John Mackey, co-founder and
CEO of Whole Foods Market, co-author of Conscious Leadership
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