Matt Damon says his daughter Isabella refuses to watch his films ‘that she thinks might be good’
Matt Damon said that his daughter Isabella refuses to watch his films – because she could be entertained.
The 50-year-old A-lister, appearing on CBS Sunday Morning, said, ‘She doesn’t want to see any movies that I’m in that she thinks might be good – she just likes to give me s***.’
The Boston native said Isabella did not watch his Oscar-winning efforts in the 1997 film Good Will Hunting and ‘refuses to see it,’ also critiquing his efforts in the 2016 action-adventure film The Great Wall.
The latest: Matt Damon, 50, appearing on CBS Sunday Morning, said that his daughter Isabella refuses to watch his films ‘that she thinks might be good’
‘My daughter said, “Hey remember that movie you did, The Wall?”‘ he said. ‘I said, “It was called The Great Wall.”
‘She goes, “Dad, there was nothing great about that movie.”‘
The star of classics such as Saving Private Ryan and The Departed said that Isabella ‘keeps [his] feet firmly on the ground.’
Damon who shares four daughters with wife Luciana Barroso – Alexia, 22, Isabella, Gia, 12, and Stella, 10 – said that he’s grateful his kids are aware of his passion for performing: ‘I like that they know that I love my job; they know it’s time-consuming and a lot of work, and that it fills me up.’
Gratitude: Damon said that he’s grateful his kids are aware of his passion for performing
Looking ahead: Damon said he is set to stay in New York City this autumn to accommodate his kids’ school schedules
Damon said he is set to stay in New York City this autumn to accommodate his kids’ school schedules.
‘They’re growing up with a lot more stuff than their mom or I ever had, so we keep an eye on that,’ he said.
Damon said he has concerns about spoiling his kids, recalling his interactions with wealthy students as a student at Harvard.
‘Some of them were in a lot of pain there,’ he said. ‘Their parents weren’t there for them, you know, like, at all. And I remember thinking, “Oh, I get it” – like, that money doesn’t solve anything.’
Damon chat with the outlet amid promoting his latest film Stillwater, which he received a standing ovation for after its screening at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this month
Out and about: Damon was snapped in Cannes, France earlier this month
Damon chat with the outlet amid promoting his latest film Stillwater, which he received a standing ovation for after its screening at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this month.
Damon told the outlet that he gets ‘choked up easier’ as a parent.
‘Ever since I had kids, my job has become a lot easier, because I don’t have to try,’ Damon said. ‘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.’
Stillwater, which costars Camille Cottin and Lilou Siauvaud, is slated to come out July 30.