Matthew McConaughey on Family, Fame, and Livin' Authentically

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4.6 • 4.7K Ratings

🗓️ 29 January 2025

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

How has Matthew McConaughey managed to keep his priorities straight while living in the spotlight? In today’s episode, he opens up about balancing family life with acting, treating life’s choices as experiments, and focusing on creating a lasting impact rather than chasing quick wins.

Matthew McConaughey has an impressive Hollywood resume, including Interstellar, A Time to Kill, The Wolf of Wall Street, and Dallas Buyers Club. McConaughey also works as a producer and spokesperson, and is the bestselling author of Greenlights. He also founded and runs the Just Keep Livin Foundation to help kids lead active and healthy lifestyles.

You can follow him on Twitter @McConaughey, Instagram @officiallymcconaughey, and YouTube at Matthew McConaughey, and you can find his Roadtrip course at artoflivinevent.com/roadtrip

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Matthew McConaughey and Ryan Holiday on Stoicism and the Power of Doing Less

Matthew McConaughey On The Art Of Livin’

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