: McConaughey shares his famous decision to stop doing romantic comedies. By saying "no" to what he didn't want, he created a 20-month red light that eventually turned into a greenlight for serious, Oscar-winning dramatic roles.
Why? Because he was bored. He wanted a challenge. He walked away. He didn't work for nearly two years. He waited until the offers stopped, until the industry forgot about him, and then he re-emerged in The Lincoln Lawyer and Dallas Buyers Club . Greenlights - Matthew McConaughey
But the magic of the book lies in his assertion that red lights can be flipped. "The trick," he writes, "is to recognize that a red light is just a greenlight waiting to happen." : McConaughey shares his famous decision to stop