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Matthew McConaughey on his past, his future and that naked arrest

By Ben Hoyle
The Times·
24 mins to read

He's the Oscar winner who lived in a trailer park, turned down roles for years and refused to play by Tinseltown's rules. Now he's gone rogue again – the actor has written a brilliant memoir that lays bare everything from his eccentric family to his run-in with the law. By Ben Hoyle.

Matthew McConaughey's blue eyes gleam with happiness as he starts to re-enact the time that his mother tried to kill his father in front of him.

It happened

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