“I believe the truth is only hurtful when we’re lying.” Matthew McConaughey
October 2023. Weening off “Frat Ryan” and edging toward “Artsy Ryan.” It’s my first semester in my advertising program. A student from the older cohort needs an actor for their commercial—cue memory of reading Matthew McConaughey’s Greenlights biopic. How’d he start his career? A frat guy at UT Austin film school. Lightbulbs, camera, action… I’ve been in 12 more commercials since then. If you’ve seen me in a student’s book before, it’s probably because you have, and if you see my book and don’t like it, please don’t recommend I focus on acting…
