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Tim Ferriss · 2020-10-20

Matthew McConaughey on Success Playbooks, Philosophy of Greenlights, and More | The Tim Ferriss Show

Matthew McConaughey on Success Playbooks, Philosophy of Greenlights, and More | The Tim Ferriss Show

Recommended on this episode

BookRecommendedISBN verified

The Greatest Salesman in the World

Og Mandino

“that book is the most instrumental piece of literature and motivation i've ever read for me in my life”
“it's a book that i've read you came across that had an impact in your life and that is the greatest salesman in the world by augmentino”— Tim Ferriss

The guest's own work

BookBy the guestISBN verified

Greenlights

Matthew McConaughey

“i've been keeping a lot of short stories in my diaries and a lot of them which are in this in this book green lights”— Matthew McConaughey
MediaBy the guest

Dazed and Confused

Richard Linklater (inferred)

“i just done i just finished days confused that's right yes two day two days after finishing yeah i just finished it”— Matthew McConaughey
MediaBy the guest

A Time to Kill

“i got major fame very quickly after a time to kill came out with the film i did in 96”— Matthew McConaughey
MediaBy the guest

Dallas Buyers Club

Jean-Marc Vallee (inferred)

“i had control of dallas buyers club at that time but no one wanted to make it for me nor would anyone finance it”— Matthew McConaughey
MediaBy the guest

Killer Joe

William Friedkin (inferred)

“i could start getting some offers that are interesting things william freaking killer joe lee daniels paper boy jeff nichols wrote mud for me”— Matthew McConaughey
MediaBy the guest

The Paperboy

Lee Daniels (inferred)

“william freaking killer joe lee daniels paper boy jeff nichols wrote mud for me steven soderbergh called magic mike”— Matthew McConaughey
MediaBy the guest

Mud

Jeff Nichols (inferred)

“lee daniels paper boy jeff nichols wrote mud for me steven soderbergh called magic mike richard linklater and i go do bernie”— Matthew McConaughey
MediaBy the guest

Magic Mike

Steven Soderbergh (inferred)

“jeff nichols wrote mud for me steven soderbergh called magic mike richard linklater and i go do bernie together”— Matthew McConaughey
MediaBy the guest

Bernie

Richard Linklater (inferred)

“steven soderbergh called magic mike richard linklater and i go do bernie together true detective comes around”— Matthew McConaughey
MediaBy the guest

True Detective

“richard linklater and i go do bernie together true detective comes around all of a sudden dallas buyers club”— Matthew McConaughey

Also referenced (named, not recommended)

ProductReferenced

Accutane

“we also have to get you on this stuff called accutane it's a year's worth of uh medicine it will dry you up”— Matthew McConaughey
BookReferencedISBN verified

The Obstacle Is the Way

Ryan Holiday

“you know his other book obstacles that is the way and i i touch on this in my book a lot in my own way”— Matthew McConaughey