Matt Damon has starred in some of Hollywood’s biggest films and has been a leading man in multiple big-budget offerings from various franchises. However, there seems to be one change in his personal life that has made it easier for the actor to be a leading man, one that he revealed to CBS.
As a leading man, the actor allegedly had to reach a little to get the correct emotional response to the scene that he was playing out. However, this became infinitely easier for the actor thanks to one change which the actor is infinitely thankful for.
Matt Damon’s becoming a father made it easier for him to act
Speaking with CBS News Sunday Morning, the actor revealed the huge positive impact that becoming a father had on his acting career. He revealed:
I think I get choked up easier now. Ever since I have had kids, my job has become a lot easier, because I don’t have to try. I don’t have to reach for any emotions, whether it’s joy or whether it’s pain, because it’s all just nearby. Because the stakes are so much higher when you have kids.
The actor revealed that becoming a father has improved his capacity to have multiple emotions right below the surface, which means that at any given point in time, he did not have to reach for any emotion as much as he would normally.
The actor has been part of some of the biggest films in Hollywood, be it Goodwill Hunting with Robin Williams, Ridley Scott’s The Martian, or even franchise genre films like Ocean’s Eleven.
Matt Damon called his friends for advice as his daughter went off to college
Matt Damon is all set to send his eldest daughter off to college. Talking to E! News, the actor revealed that he reached out to his friends for advice about how to handle the situation. During a press tour for his upcoming Apple TV+ offering, The Instigators, the actor said:
Well, I called my friends and asked them how they dealt with it. What happened to them? It’s like, its a very-its surreal, how time operates in your life.
The actor’s Apple TV+ offering will be a comedy heist film, which will follow two thieves who are on the run after a botched robbery, somehow having their therapist tag along. The film, under the direction of Mr. and Mrs. Smith director Doug Liman, will be launched on the service on August 2nd, 2024.
