Matt Damon
Matt Damon
Matthew Paige "Matt" Damon is an American actor, film producer and screenwriter. He is ranked among Forbes magazine's most bankable stars and is one of the highest-grossing actors of all time. Damon has received several accolades, including an Academy Award from four nominations, two Golden Globe Awards, and has been nominated for two British Academy Film Awards and five Emmy Awards...
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth8 October 1970
CityCambridge, MA
mom dad two
My parents divorced when I was young but I was brought up in two really loving households. I didn't have a contentious relationship with my mom or dad.
soul liberty breathe
Liberty is a soul’s right to breathe.
people effort trying
Paranoid is what people who are trying to take advantage call you in an effort to get you to drop your guard.
children kids greatness
It's pretty easy to kind of lose your way. Having kids is really helpful. They kind of disabuse you of the notion of your greatness pretty quickly.
thinking average guy
I'm not Brad Pitt or George Clooney. Those guys walk into a room and the room changes. I think there's something more... not average, but everyman about me.
swings people choices
Some people get into this business and they're so afraid to lose anything. They try to protect their position like clinging to a beachhead. These Actor s end up making really safe choices. I never wanted to go that route. If I go down, I'm going down swinging. I know that's the way Heath Ledger feels and Ben Affleck feels the same way, too. We want to take the big swings...
angel creative serious
If we listen to the better angels of our nature, there are creative and good solutions to serious problems.
drinking people creative
It's very frustrating [ to work under director's control], not just because you're getting rejected constantly, but also because you're at a time in your life where you have an enormous amount of creative energy, and there's no way to express it. That's why a lot of people get into drinking or drugs or whatever.
should-have years hypnosis
I should have done it years ago. It's amazing I didn't even want cigarettes anymore.
inspirational persons happenings
History is change happening one person at a time.
get-better ifs
If you work at something, you get better at it.
princess play littles
I’ll play Pretty Pretty Princess with you if you just let me watch a little bit of March Madness.
inspirational marriage wife
My wife is my soul mate. I can't imagine being without her.
people want stories
Some people just see the glory and they don't want to know about the story.