Matt Damon Talks Air and His Daughter Refusing to Watch His Movies

Matt Damon talks about the unique '80s wardrobe he had to wear for the film Air, his daughter refusing to watch any of his good movies and saying yes to hosting Saturday Night Live because of Bruce Springsteen.
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[@carterbarlow8160]

Matt was so good in AIR. Terrific performance. So glad he and Ben are back making movies together!

[@RustyAShackleford]

I fully agree! Love them both individually and especially as a duo!

[@petergallo7997]

He was absolutely amazing

[@PedramV]

"Dad, there's nothing great about that movie" 😂😂😂

[@fx4d]

Savage

[@hrmmmmmm]

For real there is nothing more heartwarming than hearing Matt and his daughter tear into that piece of Chinese crap.

[@margaretpeabody243]

It seems like Matt is really happily married. I'm glad that worked out 😊😁😊

[@karenling2106]

we'll continue after the break

[@Wunderlustgirl]

I love Matt Damon interviews. The one with Graham Norton and the Monuments Men promo 🤣🍻

[@JuleszzC]

I was an assistant in the early 80s in Boston and this guy called and asked me to let my boss know he'll be late for their meeting because his plane was still circling Logan. I asked how he was calling if he was still on the plane and he said from the phone on the plane. I excitedly said, "That is SO cool," and he totally lost his business persona and responded like an excited kid, "I know, right?!!"

[@jma331982]

I still get that way about my smartphone 😂 We just grew up in a different time

[@waryaawariiri1812]

I thought Matt hardly left Jimmy Kimmel's dressing room.

[@tabaxikhajit4541]

Lol. When he isn't sneaking time with Kimmel's wife! (JK anyone who doesn't know the joke!)

[@fdoe9184]

Waryaa. He only lives / waits there. He does go out occasionally. (His great sense of humor made me a bigger fan of Matt.) (P.S. I think his & Kimmel's visit to a marriage counselor helped too)

[@poltronafrau]

I thought he was in real estate

[@ecamp6360]

Is "dressing room" slang for Jimmy's wife's....?

[@madgreek253]

@@tabaxikhajit4541 it was actually his ex girlfriend Sarah Silverman

[@definitelynosebreather]

Matt is always a joy to listen to

[@DelightLovesMovies]

I think those are two really nice guys.

[@TheOfficialChristyChilton]

Matt has the most down to earth interview style. I think it must speak to his character

[@vickyanastacio]

Matt is one of our favorite & inspiring actors, he is really loving & caring husband & father

[@CrabbyO]

I just picture Heidi Gardner playing MJ’s security guy.😆

[@ChemSurvival]

FIve seconds of commentary on pleated pants really took me back.... it was the highlight of this conversation for me.

[@nilrubio7040]

He goes to other shows (leaves the room) only when Kimmel is off for the week.😂

[@donaldshannon6793]

Matt is Awesome! I can't wait to see the movie tonight! He is such a great person. Support his new production team. It's a great charity supporting the workers behind the scenes more.

[@karenling2106]

we'll contuine after this

[@paulleverton9569]

OK. Don't cream yourself, Donald. I wasn't aware that the staff working off the cameras were child slave labor being paid 50c for every 12 hour daily shift. I usually donate to famine victims or Third World kids going blind because they can't afford $3 of penicillin. Now I'll give to those poor Hollywood filmmaking staff who have to get by on $2,000 per week, rather than the $20M per movie of the A-list stars.

[@leecarney4373]

Was such a fun movie

[@Iseerightthruyou]

Matt Damon looks in shape, he must be preparing for the next Bourne movie. He was made for that role. Love the Bourne movies.

[@MrJimheeren]

I hope not. The last Bourne was awful and I kinda refuse to believe it’s part of the canon

[@mohdamerulaidilbinrazisahm7317]

He and Paul is kinda done with the franchise. Even the storyline will feature the same thing all over again if they continue doing it

[@jennifermcgoldrick6323]

My mom had a car phone in her Honda Prelude in the 80s. I think we used it three times. We used my dads C-B all the time. He’d let me chat with truckers on long road trips for soccer games. They were always cool.

[@benzaiten933]

I think Matt Damon's daughter and Jimmy Kimmel would get along swimmingly!

[@gal1885]

The guy with the fake car phone 😂😂😂

[@highrob7399]

idk why, but these interviews feel short...just when it gets going into a good story, oh! times up! thanks for being here.

[@bobbarbsokalski5005]

Nice he could find a late night host that had time for him to be on the show😂

[@jimmyispromo]

I crushed the 90s and early 2000s for sure. Best years ever

[@tx_gal6518]

Seth, YOU did not age. Matt is starting to look like Ray Liotta, the late and great actor. But you're both awesome! RIP Ray!

[@yaaaraves8951]

It was the make up

[@stevedoesnt]

To be fair, I’m pretty sure there were a good 2 decades where Matt absolutely did not age, not that he looks even remotely bad for his age now.

[@sasha52787]

I think when Seth has teenagers at home, he'll start to age, too.

[@ac4181]

People don't age until 48 or 49 or so, then it all happens in five years

[@S.Pociecha]

@@ac4181 , men wait until they're in their 60s to really age, while women start nearer 50. One of the cruelest injustices.

[@wolfman3295]

I have loved Matt's movies since Good Will Hunting and I think it actually helps him to stay grounded when his 16 year old daughter tells him she doesn't like his movies. I remember some years ago when Pierce Brosnan was being interviewed on a talk show and he said that at home he definitely doesn't get treated like a movie star. In fact he said that his children think he is a "buffoon". I guess even some of the best actors need that reality check lol.

[@brendacurrie358]

The sound track for Air is awesome- great movie!!!

[@grassroots8226]

Love Matt Damon. One of my favorite actors.

[@highpriestess7841]

Matt Damon He Is A Amazing Actor And Person❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@benrowe6057]

The '80s came through strongly in this film. The '80s was before I was an adult. The phones were interesting. What's scary is that I can remember when phones were like that, and I have watched the evolution from boxy-looking landlines, to the flip cell phones in the 2000's, to the sleeker models we use today. Something about seeing Matt Damon in an 80s car calling Ben Affleck on an 80s cell phone made me laugh.

[@michaelrmurphy2734]

Yeah, I really like old tech. Its disgusting the way it gets tossed aside and trashed!

[@lexkanyima2195]

It felt more legit

[@AC3handle]

Do you remember the era of the beautiful, but horridly fragile moterola flip phones?

[@gfine2224]

How about pre-mototola flip? Early widely available 'mobile' Motorola phones. Early 90's. One style. Heavier than most landlines..😊

[@bevdoran2908]

The old ones were big like a Get Smart shoe phone.

[@Nazaba09]

Isabella Damon and Violet affleck are probably best friends. They’re both savage. 🤣

[@marifazekas5650]

One of my favorites! Love love love his movies

[@jamiesuejeffery]

Sorry Seth and crew. Kimmel's long game with Damon is hilarious. I'm glad you interviewed him.

[@WendyDahling3]

Nothing like getting roasted by your kids.

[@Jessie20032]

Great actor so handsome!

[@ruthslone2992]

Matt was terrific on SNL…he even did the cheerleader bit! He was also hilarious on Will and Grace, trying out for the Gay Men’s Chorus as a fake gay.😂

[@bettylee234]

GREAT interview! So natural amd wonderful to see 👌😎

[@bubblesezblonde]

nice interview

[@yooginchung2245]

it is always good to hear about you and Ben, matt !

[@MsWarriordiva]

My high school BFF's mom had a car phone in the 70's!!!!! A guy I dated in the 90s had a car phone, too. How far we've come!!

[@Minoltalphafan]

The Great Wall was a payday. Tell your 16 year old it set her up for life.

[@patcomerford5596]

A lovely interview.😁

[@neva3504]

Loves Matt Damon

[@davidhurtado2725]

Incredible that amongst his credits no one says: and the actor with the best cameos ever...

[@JonnyDIY]

Great story about the ole roommate! 🤣💕👍

[@deborahcrawford9079]

Loved this film! Great telling of a bit of American history

[@jasonbean2764]

I just discovered that Jackie Chan is only 5 years older than me! Now I have no excuses..:)

[@sparky5363]

Just saw the movie last night...fabulous!!!

[@iamkaedahara]

My favorite actor of all time! I missed you Matt!

[@tabaxikhajit4541]

He is an amazing talent. But the thought that he WROTE Good Will Hunting? He's a genius.

[@upToTheMike]

I like The Great Wall and have seen it twice.

[@swapshots4427]

Why?

[@allysondennard6210]

Matt did an amazing job.

[@Smart-Alex]

Love the guitar player's use of the flanger (or chorus) pedal. Keep it up bro 🤘

[@christopherweise438]

Sounds like there might be an octave pedal on their as well. Real low level, but it sounds like it's there.

[@kellynoel77]

So many movies to choose from and yet the first thing I think of every time I see Matt Damon these days is the Westminster Daddy Show skit from SNL.

[@zacharyb5701]

Heresy! The Great Wall is amazing. Its such a great drunk Friday night film.

[@swapshots4427]

I saw in theater and hated it.

[@regmiles]

I loved The Great Wall!

[@DIDYOUSEETHAT172]

The Great wall was no Oscar winner, but still fun. Matt and Pedro Pascal, the reason it did not show a box office profit was mostly because of the negative backlash of a Caucasian actor plying the lead hero in a Chinese movie. I saw it at home on my 65 inch and it was a good popcorn stay at home time.

[@christianchauhan23]

❤🤍💙 you #MATT DAMON 1 Septillion times.

[@user-pw4fp9pk4c]

Love Brother ...

[@19inthemiddle]

Can't wait!!

[@willienelsongonzalez4609]

If there ever was a perfect moment to recreate “Boston Accent” then this was it!

[@IPhixI]

Oh my god. It's Jason Bourne.

[@Angie-in8wc]

I spent the 80s pulling the shoulder pads out of jackets and stuffing them in my bra 😂

[@onlyme219]

I really enjoyed that :)

[@bsing2u]

Love my 80s clothes. Kept some even though I will never fit into them again.

[@cestjane2260]

Great volleyball form, Matt!

[@SquidandCatAdventures]

I love the Great Wall. I'm not saying it's a great movie. But I still loved it.

[@aishasadiq2210]

Me too

[@robertbehan9186]

In the mid 80s I worked at The good Guys electronics store in Stonestown SF, CA. My buddy said he knew a guy that could activate this new cell phone. So I had my bro buy something cheap and bring his receipt to the pickup window. We did call people to tell them we're calling from the car. Every couple of miles the phone would switch towers, and there's be a few seconds of silence. We did lots of stupid stuff back then 😉

[@DFSJoAI]

This movie was fantastic

[@rhinoman1984]

Imagine if Seth said, " Thanks for coming Matt but we are out of time!" 😄

[@EdwoodCA]

I've dug so many of his movies, through the years. I had a low-level job on Behind The Candelabra... no disrespect, just an observation: His noggin is larger than average. Not Tony Robbins large, of course. [compare it to Seth's, for example.]

[@MsWarriordiva]

Seth is a lot thinner, too. They're both in proportion. So what??

[@EdwoodCA]

@@MsWarriordiva Sorry if I offended you with my observation of Matt Damon. Just calling like I saw it when he was about 5 feet from me, during that shoot. It stood out in my mind then, and it's what I see from time to time. He's a great actor and he's done some drastic weight changes for some of his roles that also affect the proportion. ie: Courage Under Fire he was super skinny. Again, my apologies for offending you.

[@S.Pociecha]

Thanks for confirming that, @EdwoodCA ! I was just asking about that a few threads up, and I'm glad I'm not the only one to notice. The difference is quite striking, and your observation was in no way offensive. The _Cicada, Cicada_ costumers will find that information very helpful when preparing the headgear for Matt's cameo.

[@wyskass861]

Few reach the level of fame, where movies are made about their shoes.

[@susanrobertson7532]

My son did the documentary on the tennis shoe culture. If you loved "Air", as I did, watch "Unbanned - The Legend of AJ1". It's great!

[@wyskass861]

@@susanrobertson7532 Cool

[@davidhochstetler4068]

Matt Damonnnn

[@miroslavassiniavskis7725]

Whatever Matt Damon would tell me I am good at I will take it!

[@staciestacie1327]

Oh, this movie is so good. I really believe I'm going to see it again. Mrs.Jordan, your son picked one heck of an actress to portray you. Viola Davis did such a beautiful job. " ... I'm sure it was a mistake that the percentage of the sales of the shoes be paid to Michael was left out of the contract. ..."

[@leecarney4373]

Such a great movie, I know I’ll rewatch it heaps when it hits streaming, trying to work out if it’s worth going back to the cinema for in the meantime

[@vokasimid5330]

Her name is Dolores Jordan

[@DudeMannn]

I must admit that even though I'm a New Yorker, Boston (Matt Damon's) home town does have a treasure I bow to to this day. I'm not ashamed to say that I was and will be for the rest of my life a fan of Larry Bird and his 1980s Celtics. I remember them. Bird, DJ, Ainge, McHale and Parrish. But Birds trash talk and delivering to help the Celtics win multiple championships is the kind of swag we New Yorkers are known for such as Babe Ruth calling his own home run, Reggie Jackson becoming Mr. October or our many singers, actors and comedians born here in New York. I still can not bring myself to kiss the ring of Big Papi and the Red Sox in the 2000s. But, Larry Legend is a God of God's. So, the same beautiful way Boston saluted Derek Jeter on his final game which happened in Boston, I salute Larry Bird. Oh and yes I will give a very very quick applause to the Red Sox for clapping Jeter off in his final game. Now... let's get back to the rivalry with Aaron Judge as our new captain. Let's Go Yankees (clap clap clap clap clap).

[@keithtarrier4558]

Very good

[@xxhoney._.moonxx9676]

I loved you in the great wall

[@swapshots4427]

It sucked real bad.

[@parsnipguy2986]

as someone who saw the great wall in theatres i can confirm

[@Mona-wz5bb]

💙

[@lynnturman8157]

I spent the 80s being nostalgic for the 70s.

[@ginabasnuh2341]

Funny about his friend's fake car phone. My mom's best friend in high school, George, put a house phone in his car & would pretend to talk on it while driving. This was the 60's in Houston, Texas.

[@pipuk3]

I preferred his cyrpto advert

[@christophersantiago6845]

I don't really gush over celebrities but Matt Damon has to be the nicest guy in Hollywood. Back in the 90s when it was "Matt vs. Leo", Matt took the normal cool guy route while Leo went the weird reclusive actor route.

[@lexkanyima2195]

More like Brad vs Leo in terms of hotness

[@Jackd-lz2hn]

I'm surprised he didn't do a movie about Boston's Larry Bird

[@nicolamcguinness8689]

Claude Akins talk about William Holden

[@malkeus6487]

When I was 6 years old I had a kid sized version of Damon's shirt.

[@thomasmcginnis3783]

"Get some _sleep,_ Matt!' Dude's hustlin' from one gig to another, and not actually sleeping in between. So I guess it's like, Finish the movie, Rest up for a bit, then Go Like Hell to promote it. You hear about it, but to see it on his face (and on Kimmel, etc). Pretty interesting. Love the Damonator, though.

[@fdoe9184]

Hate to get nostalgic, but first car phone I saw was in 1960s....Burke's Law. The first non-police car phone was in 1970s.....Banacek.

[@drewstead316]

MAAAAATTT DAAAAAAAAYMON!

[@tonyarichards5430]

This notification is 9 days old and I’m just now clearing it. I just today watched a movie recap of The Great Wall. She’s right.

[@DIDYOUSEETHAT172]

LMAO! Apparently I don't watch enough movies. No idea what The Last Dance is, never head of their movie either. I canceled my Cable years ago, and I have add blockers on the internet, so you miss a lot with no commercials. 😁😁

[@YesItsReallyKeith]

i liked the great wall !! not the best but not crap either !!!

[@mikeyd6031]

In about 1988, driving around in my beater truck, I carried a real phone handset with the spiral cord hanging off the end of it. When I would pull up to a yuppie in their fancy car talking on the phone, I would make fun of them by putting that handset up to my ear and let the cord hang out the window pretending to talk to someone!

[@lknanml]

Well can you blame her Matt. I mean how many times would a daughter want to watch her father get saved again and again and again throughout time. That trillion dollars spent achievement saving you is just around the corner. When it comes to space you are right at the 50/50 mark. Half the time ya get saved. The other half you blow things up... ALL EPIC MOVIES!!!!! Keep em coming!

[@FrankBenlin]

Jimmy Kimmel has been talking to his daughter.

[@DryHeart23]

I really like Matt Damon, he‘s a very good actor. But The Great Wall is one of the few movies I couldn‘t watch until the end.

[@alexceja4473]

I kind of enjoyed it when I saw it in theaters, but I did have the flu when I saw it and I haven't seen it since.

[@katiegomes964]

I just looked it up because I hadn't heard of it, and it's sad that a movie starring Matt Damon AND Pedro Pascal was that terrible. 😆

[@benzaiten933]

you need to bring a lot of goodwill and booze to this movie.....a lot of booze.

[@DryHeart23]

@@benzaiten933 True. But I guess that‘s true for a lot of things. 😉

[@michaelfrederic7531]

I liked the great wall

[@lipstick318]

The Great Wall was an Awesome MOVIE... I loved the Great Wall and Mars... You are an Awesome Actor... More Movies Please...

[@andrewaaberg482]

Hey Matt, does fortune still favor the brave?

[@elizabethpowers7540]

You guys can instantly feel better - just look back at people's 60s & 70s pictures. 80s looking pretty good by comparison.

[@hanscombe72]

Show the kids the apartment fight from the first Bourne movie. Drop the remote and leave the room.

[@christyrich9495]

I didnt know my brother Rob was Matt and Ben's roommate. He drove around with the top down talking into a plastic toy! Not to be confused with a babe magnet

[@shellysong9503]

Super classy of Matt Damon to blast a movie he starred in especially with other very reputable actors, I don’t think I’ve ever heard another actor say anything like that on a talk show.