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b'Performances by the actor Steve\\xa0McQueen\\xa0in classic films like\\xa0The Great Escape\\xa0and\\xa0Bullitt\\xa0earned\\xa0him the nickname "The King of Cool." But behind the scenes,\\xa0McQueen\'s character was complex in nature: he could be both difficult and demanding and kind and generous; someone\\xa0who could act aloof, but care about things deeply.\\n\\nMy guest has traced both sides of the coin of\\xa0McQueen\'s coolness for decades. His name is Marshall Terrill, and he\'s the author of multiple biographies\\xa0on\\xa0McQueen, including\\xa0his latest,\\xa0Steve\\xa0McQueen: In His Own Words. Today\\xa0on the show Marshall and I discuss\\xa0McQueen\'s enduring influence\\xa0on popular\\xa0culture in terms of everything from style to motorcycles, the code he lived both on and off screen, and whether after years of studying\\xa0McQueen\'s life Marshall\\xa0has figured out what it was that made him so cool. We then talk about\\xa0McQueen\'s deprived childhood, which left him ever craving affirmation, and his youthful\\xa0stints in a reform school and the Marines. We get into how he found his way\\xa0into acting and then to superstardom, despite the fact he could be difficult\\xa0to work with. Marshall explains\\xa0McQueen\'s relationships with women, and the role race car driving played in his life. We also discuss why\\xa0McQueen\\xa0had a hermit phase, and how, in a lesser-known aspect of his life, he had a literal come to Jesus moment in which he became a born-again Christian. We end our conversation with\\xa0McQueen\'s\\xa0untimely, tabloid-exploited\\xa0death at age 50.\\n\\nGet the show notes at aom.is/mcqueen.'