Matthew McConaughey is an Academy Award winning actor, a producer and an author.
Expect to learn what “Don’t half-ass it” means, the story of how Matthew got his iconic starting role in Dazed & Confused, how to see the upside during any crisis, why having a sense of humour should be your default emotion, McConaughey’s own version of his Lonely Chapter, when you should listen to your gut versus your head, why McConaughey turned down $14.5M to pursue something great, Matthew's reflections on the 10 year anniversary of Interstellar, lesson on finding the perfect partner, and much more…
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00:00 Don’t Half-Ass It
05:29 Getting the Role in Dazed & Confused
16:51 How to Build Undeniable Optimism
24:10 The Importance of Humour
28:00 Deconstruct Your Successes
42:07 Fake Humility to Cope With Fame
46:55 The Loss of Anonymity
50:54 Matthew’s Lonely Chapter
53:38 Choosing a Good Partner
59:21 The Risk of Letting Go of Rom-Coms
1:08:39 Turning Negativity Into Fuel
1:17:57 Balancing Type A & Type B People
1:25:58 How Interstellar Changed Matthew
1:33:15 What Matthew Learned About the UK
1:40:52 The Price of Success
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