“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.” WayKindChildrenKidsEasyLosesGreatnessNotionHelpfulHaving Kids Author:Matt Damon
“I've gotten much better at multi-tasking. It's hard, though. But, writing a script is not totally focused. You're taking little breaks, all the time. If a kid runs in, you give 'em a horsey ride. It's a pretty fluid process.” IfsGivingWritingLittlesHardRunningKidsProcessBreakScriptsFocusedEmsFluidMulti Tasking Author:Matt Damon
“We live in a world, it's very hard for Americans to understand that every 20 seconds a kid dies, a kid under the age of five, right, dies somewhere on the Earth because of lack of access to clean water and sanitation. Every 20 seconds that happens on our planet. It's just very hard for us to relate to.” WorldHardHappensKidsAgeEarthDiesWaterFivePlanetsCleanAccessRelateSecondsOur PlanetClean WaterSanitation Author:Matt Damon
“Our kids are growing up with more privilege than we had; that's true for most of my friends in L.A. I don't know any actor who grew up with any particular privilege, so everyone wrestles with this. And I think, a lot of times, it's about being patient with your kids.” ThinkingKnowsKidsActorsGrowing UpGrowingParticularGrewGrew UpMy FriendsPatientPrivilege Author:Matt Damon
“I think what's important for kids to know is that your decisions here on earth matter, your behavior matters and how you treat other people matters.” PeopleThinkingKnowsInspirationalChildrenImportantMatterKidsEarthDecisionBehaviorTreatsProducersYour ChildrenInteractionRaising ChildrenWhat's ImportantScreenwritersInteractingSocial InteractionInteracting With Others Author:Matt Damon
“I'm becoming far more interested in just functionality and making sure my body is as strong as it can be so I can swing my kids around and not worry about aches and pains.” I CanBodyKidsPainStrongWorryBecomingSwingsAcheFunctionalityAches And Pains Author:Matt Damon
“Part of the American ethos is that you want to leave something better for your kids than you had and I know that my parents felt that way and I know that my grandparents felt that way and everybody worked hard so that their kids had a better chance. I just don't want to be the first generation that doesn't do that.” KnowsWayWantFirstsHardKidsFeltParentChanceGenerationsClimate ChangeGrandparentSomething BetterEthos Author:Matt Damon
“Sending our kids in my family to private school was a big, big, big deal. And it was a giant family discussion. But it was a circular conversation, really, because ultimately we don't have a choice. I mean, I pay for a private education and I'm trying to get the one that most matches the public education that I had, but that kind of progressive education no longer exists in the public system. It's unfair.” TryingKindMeanBigsKidsSchoolChoicesDealsPayConversationMy FamilyDiscussionGiantsProgressiveUnfairBig DealPublic EducationPrivate School Author:Matt Damon
“I didn't grow up with great privilege, nor did I grow up wanting for anything. I was a middle-class kid and, relative to the rest of the world, that's great wealth.” WorldKidsGrowsWealthClassGrowing UpMiddlePrivilegeMiddle ClassRelative Author:Matt Damon
“Now that I have kids, I'm probably more overprotective than I've ever been. My wife's nickname for me is "red alert." I sometimes check just to see if the kids are breathing. But I try not to be a helicopter parent.” IfsTryingSometimesKidsParentWifeRedMy WifeChecksBreathingNicknamesHelicoptersOverprotectiveRed Alert Author:Matt Damon
