Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are still buddies - or at least they will be until Ben reads what Matt had to say about him in an interview. Let's just say that Matt is rather frank about the direction Ben's career has gone since they both won Oscars for writing Good Will Hunting (which we all know was actually 2/3 written by their pal Kevin Smith but whatever). Quoth Damon:
He picked [roles] that in hindsight weren't a good choice. I also think that if you end up on the cover of gossip magazines you're fucked. When people see you all the time there's no mystery about you any more and no one's going to want to go and see your movies.
Oh Matt - easy for you to say when you have a huge hit like The Bourne Ultimatum and poor Ben is just lucky anyone wants to take his picture while he's out playing with Violet in the sandbox. It isn't Ben's fault his dick got all hard for Jennifer Lopez, robbing him of the ability to reason properly and leading to him doing Gigli and Jersey Girl. That Jennifer's got a fine booty - what was Ben supposed to do, not rub his package against it? And Daredevil - clearly, Ben was using a lot of hair-restoration products at the time, which obviously soaked into his skull and short-circuited his judgment. There's no way Ben Affleck in his right mind takes that part. But, we all make mistakes and have to move on from then. And we all sort of hope that our friends will be there to support us - but obviously, Matt, you're more interested in taking shots at Ben in interviews than you are in helping the boy out. So much for that blood oath you guys swore once upon a time. And so much for those hot, sticky nights in your tent, when Ben introduced you to the joys of butt-sex. Sad.
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It sounds like a bit of payback jealousy if you ask me. Matt was no where near the star that Ben was five years ago. Ben's career was flying high, and he was making a lot more movies than Damon.
He IS right about the Bennifer thing over exposing him. It ruined both Lopez, and Affleck by burning everyone out. Being associated with Ben hasn't helped Jennifer Garner either, who was once a big star with Alias, and is now Dlisted in Hollywood.
It does seems wrong to kick someone when they are down. Matt is currently riding high on a hit movie series so it seems tacky that he has to dig the knife in.
Last Time I checked Matt Damon had a small part in Jersey Girl. Not to mention didnt Matt do "Stuck on You"?....yeah that was box office breaker..."The Brothers Grimm" didnt do all that well either. Oceans 12 only did well because of the success of Oceans 11..but dont be fooled Matt. It Sucked. The Legend of Bagger Vance wasnt loved either. I dont believe any actor has any right to say anything about wrong movie choices now a days. Everyone has at least one Bomb on their list. Get over yourself Matt. Im not a big BA fan but puhleeaase...
PLease, the man married a buck-toothed bartender with an illegitimate child. Talk about making good choices. Matt is a pretentious ass who feels he's made the big time because he sucks up to the Dickless Pitt and Clooney.
I'll take Ben anyday movie failures aside he a damn good looking man. Damon has the Eddie Munster looking head.
I don't think he said anything that Ben didn't already know. It was Ben who said that being with JLo ruined his career, remember? Not only that, but there was that bit in 'Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back' when they were ripping each other about the shitty movies they had done: "And sometimes you do 'Reindeer Games'".
It's all ego and competition with these Princes of Hollywood. "Friendship" to them is ripping each other a new one periodically. Then the other will do a payback and on and on it goes. Lovely. Damon of course thinks his shit doesn't stink because he married an "average" woman and didn't go for a hollywood type himself. Ho hum. He's no better than the rest. It's all ego and ape-like chest pounding.
I don't read this as a putdown. I would read what comes before and after this excerpt. All careers go in cycles, no matter who you are.
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