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
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But it's rare, the three out of three. I think for me, 'The Talented Mr. Ripley' had a great script, a great director, and a great role,
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I would have played any role in this movie just to work with him, ... He's got the greatest energy, and it's totally infectious.
I got the call. He wanted me there and I wanted to be there but couldn't make it because it was such a last-minute thing,
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Right before The Bourne Identity came out, I hadn't been offered a movie in a year.
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My suspicion would be that it would've been released sooner, but they had so much else going on with their own deals and starting this new company,
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Maybe through some fault of his own, Ben hasn't made the greatest choices in the last few years,
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I looked Terry straight in the eye and he finally confessed,
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This whole hot and cold thing is completely ridiculous and totally beyond an actor's control. It's a really insecure, bizarre profession and it's compounded with the whole celebrity and fame thing.
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It's no mistake that jazz is kind of a recurring theme in the movie, ... because I think that's what Ripley's doing -- he's riffing, depending on who his partner is.
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It's my final shot at giving up. He was recommended by so many people
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It's great to do something like this to support theater, ... I think Boise is a great town. It's really beautiful.
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It was a lot more fun to work that way,
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They were really influential guys -- they unearthed all of these stories and collected them and wrote them down and suddenly everyone got very proud of their heritage; and then there's our movie,
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Its completely ridiculous and totally out of our control, ... Its like, OK, well if it doesnt work then ultimately you have to claw your way back or not. Youll just kind of fade until another works or doesnt. I mean. Its really an insecure bizarre profession.