I think what makes a good actor's director is the same thing that makes a good director. Acting is just one of the trades necessary to make a movie. Matt Damon More Quotes by Matt Damon More Quotes From Matt Damon The only way I can describe it-at the end of How the Grinch Stole Christmas, you know how his heart grows like five times? Everything is full; it's just full all the time. Matt Damon heartinspirationalway Life is on the wire. The rest is just waiting. Matt Damon wirelife-iswaiting 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. Matt Damon maypeoplethinking 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. Matt Damon breathingwifekids 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. Matt Damon growing-upkidsthinking Most films and directors lose their nerve and want to indicate [emotions] a bit more, to show that their story is clear. I'm not saying that's a good thing; as an actor its anathema to good acting, but to have someone with the confidence to say that should I be utterly natural and minimalist is great. Matt Damon actingwantdirectors I think Clint Eastwood is a well oiled machine. Everyone that works with him has the same reaction, "Can I stay with you?" Matt Damon reactionsmachinesthinking I've been really lucky. I'll completely forget that I'm a celebrity. And then something will happen, and I'll go, 'Oh, right.' Matt Damon luckyhappensforget I think what makes a good actor's director is somebody who understands what I'm doing and is respectful of it, but who also has a vision and is directing me toward their vision in a way that feels productive. Matt Damon visiondirectorsthinking 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. Matt Damon creativedrinkingpeople My wife is my soul mate. I can't imagine being without her. Matt Damon marriagewifeinspirational History is change happening one person at a time. Matt Damon happeningspersonsinspirational 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. Matt Damon crazysimplethinking The whole thrust of theatre is different, just because the writing is so much more respected in a play. Whereas in movies - and having been the writer, I can say from experience - the writer is lower down on the food chain. Matt Damon theatreplaywriting Paranoid is what people who are trying to take advantage call you in an effort to get you to drop your guard. Matt Damon efforttryingpeople I started really young, like 12 or 13, and then I started doing school plays. We had a really good drama department, so the kind of drama-geek stigma wasn't really there in my high school. Matt Damon playdramaschool Clint Eastwood just runs an incredibly tight ship, but it's really laid back. Matt Damon shipslaid-backrunning Clint Eastwood enables and allows things to happen. You walk on some sets and it's like walking into an emergency room. It's like, "Come on guys, we're just making a movie here." That tension runs into the performances and into the movie. Matt Damon guyrunningrooms Maybe if we sit out for the next few years and let Clint Eastwood get a little experience, he's going to be a good director. Matt Damon littlesdirectorsyears I think marrying somebody who's not a celebrity, it just takes a lot of the pressure off. Matt Damon marryingpressurethinking
