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“It's usually the exact same three things which are, the Scripts, the Director and the Role those are the three things I look for and really any two of them, If I get two of them that's usually enough, but definitely those are the things I look for.”

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Matt Damon is an accomplished American actor, born on October 8, 1970. He is renowned for his performances in films such as 'Good Will Hunting', 'Dallas Buyers Club', and 'The Departed', for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor. more

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