Matt Damon in hitting the big time with Ben Affleck
Matt Damon has joked that hitting the big time with best friend Ben Affleck had its disadvantages.
The pair, who grew up near each other in Boston, both had a number of small acting roles before writing the script for Good Will Hunting. The film, in which they starred, thrust them both into the limelight and earned them the 1997 ‘Best Original Screenplay’ Oscar.
Matt told GQ magazine recently that after selling the film’s script, the two both went straight out to buy new cars: “We both bought Jeep Grand Cherokees.”
“It was funny, because Ben and I, we both always wanted a Jeep Grand Cherokee for some reason. That was the car. We always talked about it but never could afford one.”
“So when we suddenly had the money, we each instantly started trying to convince each other to get a different car. We’d say, ‘Hey, have you seen the Explorer? The Ford Explorer is really cool.’ Because we knew it would just be so gay to get the same car.”
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