Just Because
Mentions in Episodes:
- Episode: Matthew McConaughey | SmartLess
Podcast: SmartLessBut we are going to talk about his books, and we are going to talk about his foundation, and then we are going to talk about his new book, Just Because, which I read, which is for kids that comes out September 12, 2023.
- Episode: Matthew McConaughey | SmartLess
Podcast: SmartLessAnd now you've written this kid's book, which I, as I mentioned, the thing that I read, uh, and I thought, I really think it, and I read a lot of kids' books because, uh, I have basically, you know, I have three kids and a stepson, so fourth-grade intelligence and I read them just because I don't have kids!
- Episode: Matthew McConaughey | SmartLess
Podcast: SmartLessIt's a lot of Xanax and then I'm also in the editing room so I'm hitting freeze frames all the time just to elongate the eye closed, yeah, yeah, yeah, he's good, oh my God, well, Matthew, we are over, we're eight minutes, listen, man, yeah, thank you for coming back, our first returning guest, yes, we're giving me another shot with my hot head, uh we only made it through pre-production last time, glad I was making production with you this time, yeah, yeah, what an absolute treat man, it's so great, I love you so much, yeah, you're such a great, appreciate it, guys, appreciate it, yeah, and all the success in your book, it comes out just because, just because September 12th, am I right about that?
- Episode: Matthew McConaughey | SmartLess
Podcast: SmartLessSeptember 12th, September 12th, just because, Matthew McConaughey, man, you're the man, you are the man, man, appreciate it, okay, I'll see you next time, thank you, bye, thank you so much, oh I love him real good, I tell you what I like that, Matt McConaughey, yeah, I could talk, it's not Matt, it's Matthew, it's Matthew, I know, yeah, yeah, I made that mistake once, I know, um, well, yeah, what a guy, real truly, uh he's, he is an absolute original, he, he does not waver, um, yeah, he does and says what he wants, uh, his roles have been all over the place from the, from the sort of the, the, the easiest go down sort of popcorn kind of films to the most challenging artistic films, small budget things and then also just like I love that he lives super down home there in Texas but then he also lives a very flamboyant and elite lifestyle as well, he's just, it figures out a way to manage it all, yeah, yeah, anyway, he, uh, but what he's been able to do in starting out is kind of a matinee idol and um, and and sort of hanging in there, not forcing people to appreciate or respect his acting chops, you know, like he didn't cram some, you know, Shakespeare thing down our throat right after some rom-com like, he's, he's taking his time and what I liked also is he talked about some shakes, he just shows how he's like for the most part he just shows up on Friday night, that's where you can see him on a Friday night when the movie opens and he's not out there talking about his process, right in this way that's self-aggrandizing, he just does it, yeah, he just does it, but you know what I loved?