“Some people just see the glory and they don't want to know about the story.” PeopleKnowsWantStoriesGlory Author:Matt Damon
“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.” PeopleWayEnergyCreativeAmountDrugDirectorsDrinkingEnormousRejectedFrustratingCreative Energy Author:Matt Damon
“There are people who just collect a bunch of footage and then edit it later. You definitely feel more protected when a director is moving on when you've actually felt something happen and you know they're watching intently.” PeopleKnowsFeelsHappensMovingFeltDirectorsThings HappenBunchProtectedEdits Author:Matt Damon
“People do things in the names of good, and in the name of ideals, but the world isn't that simple. So they end up doing things that aren't necessarily good. Even if they think they're doing the right thing, but when viewed from a different perspective they can look barbaric and crazy.” PeopleIfsThinkingWorldLooksDifferentEndsNamesSimpleCrazyPerspectiveIdealsRight ThingDoing The Right ThingDifferent PerspectiveBarbaric Author:Matt Damon
“Paranoid is what people who are trying to take advantage call you in an effort to get you to drop your guard.” PeopleTryingEffortAdvantageParanoid Author:Matt Damon
“The very first big photo shoot I ever did was with Bruce Weber. I couldn't believe this guy was taking my picture, so when he told me to get in the bathtub, I just did. It's only now, looking back, that I realise, you don't have to do everything people tell you.” PeopleFirstsBelieveBigsGuyRealisingLooking BackThis GuyPhoto ShootsBathtubsWeber Author:Matt Damon
“The values that I have are the values I was raised with, from where I'm from, which is a middle-class place. So that informs everything about me, my politics and all that stuff. I mean, politically, I vote against my own self-interest at every election. I actively ask these people to raise my taxes.” PeopleMeanSelfValuesAsksStuffInterestMy OwnClassMiddleTaxesVoteRaisesElectionRaisedMiddle ClassSelf Interest 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
“There are people who appear in the magazines and I don't know who they are. I've never seen anything they've done and their careers are over already. They're famous for maybe 10 minutes. Real careers, I think, take a long time to unfold.” PeopleThinkingKnowsLongRealDoneCareersMinutesLong TimeMagazines Author:Matt Damon
“Success is not something I've wrapped my brain around. If people go to those movies, then yes, that's true, big-time success. If not, it's much ado about nothing.” PeopleIfsBigsSuccessBrain Author:Matt Damon
“I'd had people say, 'You'll enjoy being famous for a week, and you'll never enjoy it again'. But I don't think I had that week. I may have been working and missed that moment.” PeopleThinkingMayHas BeensMomentsEnjoyWeekFameThat MomentBeing Famous Author:Matt Damon
“Bond is part of the system. He's an imperialist and a misogynist, and he laughs at killing people, and he sits there slugging martinis. It'll never be the same thing as this, because Bourne is a guy who is against the establishment, who is paranoid and on the run. I just think fundamentally they're just very different things.” PeopleThinkingDifferentRunningGuyLaughingKillingDifferent ThingsEstablishmentParanoidMartiniBourne Author:Matt Damon
“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.” PeopleIfsKnowsWayWantFeelsTryingEndsBigsWantedChoicesActorsLosesPositionProtectSafeSwingsRoutesClinging Author:Matt Damon
“My heart goes out to the people of the city of Boston. My thoughts and prayers are with the families who lost loved ones in such a senseless and heartless way.” PeopleWayHeartLostPrayerInspiringCitiesMy HeartLoved OnesLost LoveMy ThoughtsBostonHeartlessThoughts And PrayersLost Loved Ones Author:Matt Damon
“I found myself getting more publicly shy when the gala events and big crowds started. Some people embrace it. To me, it's not worth enough to risk my private life being public.” PeopleEnoughBigsFoundRiskEventsEmbraceCrowdsShyPrivate Life Author:Matt Damon
“Clean water is only as far away as the nearest tap, and there are taps everywhere. There's a faucet everywhere. But the reality is, the water in our toilets is cleaner than the water that most people are drinking.” PeopleRealityWaterCleanDrinkingEnvironmentalFar AwayToiletsCleanersClean Water Author:Matt Damon
“If you can't help people, then what is the point of being successful?” PeopleIfsHelpingSuccessfulBeing Successful Author:Matt Damon
