Amie

Amie asked Matthew McConaughey:

Thank you so much for sharing your stories with us, it was so much fun to get lost in them for awhile. How do you manage to stay so chill and positive, especially in our current climate?

Matthew McConaughey Everything has context. There’s what I say happened, you say happened, and what really happened. It’s the same with the news, social media, friends and acquaintances. We are such a reactionary society and have a tendency to think we are raising ourselves up by putting others down. I do not believe this is true, rather, just a “quick fix” and “short $.” I try not to jump to conclusions too quickly, believe in the best in people, knowing that sometimes we get their best and sometimes we won’t. I’m just not a cynic. I embrace life with a very high trust level, and at the same time keep a keen eye out for the tyrants that may not have my best interests in mind. I work hard… to be chill.

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Minette

Minette asked Matthew McConaughey:

Hi Matthew, I just loved your book...what a treat it was to read and an extra treat indeed to listen to you reading the audible version 😊. My question is, in the book you talk about stops and stays on your life journey. With the stops, did you know these were stops rather than stays at the time you were living them or just at the time when you were choosing to move on? Thanks so much!

Mary-Margaret Bundy

Mary-Margaret Bundy asked Matthew McConaughey:

Greenlights reads like a whole separate genre of its own. How difficult was it to tell your life story without falling into memoir territory?

Olivia

Olivia asked Matthew McConaughey:

Hi Matthew, your book is very extraordinary and I continue to use it to inspire me. Not only does it contain deep meaningful moments but also many lifelong lessons of pain and love. In your book, you talk about greenlights almost in a surreal yet achieving way. During these moments were you ever anxious about greenlights suddenly turning red or do you find ways to prepare yourself for those moments?

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