Academy Award–winning actor 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.
In 2009, Matthew and his wife, Camila, founded the just keep livin
Foundation, which helps at-risk high school students make healthier
mind, body, and spirit choices. In 2019, McConaughey became a
professor of practice at the University of Texas at Austin, as well
as Minister of Culture/M.O.C. for the University of Texas and the
City of Austin. McConaughey is also brand ambassador for Lincoln
Motor Company, an owner of the Major League Soccer club Austin FC,
and co-creator of his favorite bourbon on the planet, Wild Turkey
Longbranch.
“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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