Matt Damon Talks About What it Takes to Succeed as an Actor
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- Опубліковано 11 лис 2018
- Matt Damon talks about his early years, hustling around to auditions and figuring out that he was going to need to do something different to stand out.
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The system is not built for you to succeed, you have to break through it.
Exactly why I purchased my own camera because I want to be a film editor but the likelyhood of someone giving me footage to edit is minimal. Shouldn't rely on other people to help you out.
@@Freiheit1232 I myself am an Actor, Matt's story is rather extraordinary and I know I will never co write an Oscar winning film. Just got to keep your head down, follow your heart and never give up
Your life is programmed. If you are going to succeed it will happen. Why would one person have a passion for acting and another for accounting? Free will is the great illusion.
@@matriximaster ahhhhh, you are one of those
@kolmioman iv worked construction before buddy, iv done demolition work and spent full work days sanding walls... I sure felt like I contributing to society but there no passion for your work in it..
Steps
1: want it more
2: work harder. Practice as much as you can
3: Never give up
And it worked for you?
"want it more" is bs.
@@rachelkarengreen99 well none of these tips are a guarantee but not wanting it will sure as hell make u fail, unless u are the son or daughter of someone famous
@@thavambase6907 I think we are in agreement, what I said was just semantics. I meant that if you already have a dream and want something, telling yourself you need to want it more usually isn't very helpful, and if you don't really want something that much, you can't make yourself want it by choice. I like your #2/#3 points, as well as Damon's point here, that you should find your own way of "breaking into" the industry and not just keep trying to force the worn path, because the odds there are not in your favor.
Wrong. U missed the most important step which is step 4: Learn how to create the entire thing on ur own and force it down people's eyeballs. Let me translate step 4 in practical modern context: In other words DONT FUKIN WAIT to go to auditions or agents fuck alll that, that's like waiting to win a lottery, WHAT U DO INSTEAD IS: buy or rent or borrow a half decent camera and FILM urself doing somethin u r passionate about and then UPLOAD IT FOR FREE ON EVERY SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITE then SPAM THE LINK EVERYWHERE(all this so far is FREE) ur first video will probably be monkey ass balls quality. Then do it again n jus try to take 1 thing n improve on it that u learnt from 1st video.do all steps n spam. 2nd video will probably monkey ass quality but note it isn't monkey ass BALLS quality. So little improvement there. By ur 6th video it will be MEH OK . Ur 7th video will be "hmmm this is stupid but theres somethin interesting there..." by ur 9th video u will reach the level of what u probably witnessed as ur first video to discover ur favorite UA-cam. Do this and only this and thank me later.
“I’m gonna beat that guy, I want it waaay more than him.” Wow, those words spoke to me
You're not the only one like him working harder and harder. It's hard to get in the industry and getting that audition, think of it as the Hunger Games, no one has any experience so they train rain and train (work hard hard and harder) and then when they seem confident they do the games and ONE comes out alive (ONE person gets picked for the audition). It doesn't seem really fair well you have to just work and be lucky.
@@user-so3yw8tr1x But you don't die if you don't get the role. You can keep going into every Hunger Games.
@@hi-hellothere no, i didn't mean EXACTLY, their reward is to live and your reward is to get your audition part.
@@user-so3yw8tr1x it’s not about luck it’s about creating the consensus best emotional and psychological scene
@@New-qy5mi It is about luck as well. You can be intense and emotional but if you don’t have the look they are going for, the connections, the right script, right place at the right time etc etc it isn’t going to go very far. Take Jennifer Lopez for example with the film Selena. Absolute perfect fit. Not many women would’ve been fit for that. That role was made for her. Now, imagine she wasn’t even someone interested in acting so didn’t audition? Imagine if the woman that the film is about didn’t pass away? Will Jennifer Lopez still be the famous woman we know today? These things make you wonder. In astrology they show positions that make someone most likely to be an actor or at least have interest in it. Every single one of these celebs have the ‘actor placements’. Which is usually things like being a Leo rising, having 5th or 3rd house placements, heavy Gemini placements etc etc (if you don’t know more about astrology other than your sun sign what I’m typing might go over your head) 😂. But to prove to you how it’s literally about the ‘stars having to align’ (no pun intended) to make this happen. Watch a video by a lady called ‘Claire Nakti’ it is titled ‘Sun dominant men’. If you watch that video you will see that the top male actors of our world all have the same placements. I actually found this video because Matt Damon and Ben Afflect were heavily featured in it. Watch the video. It will absolutely blow your mind. She links everything together perfectly.
I think everyone talks about the power of hard work, but Damon did something different here. He did not fail to emphasize the power of luck. That is honesty.
To me, luck means being in the right place at the right moment. To increase your chances for that, you have to keep trying and never refuse work. Someone I know got a job because the other person got trapped in a flooding and could not get to the office. It was a crappy job, but a few weeks later my friend met an old mate on a lunch break and got a new job, with more money and a better company. I started off with a pretty bad job, with night shifts and little money, but I was desperate to work. After some time I had the chance of another job that fulfilled some of my dreams over the years. I talked to another friend to come with me at that first job, but he refused saying he doesn't like night shifts. I would say that his career path was far for what it could've been.
@@nickred2023
One never knows when one's luck will turn.
I don’t recall him mentioning luck
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at 67 I found looking back, hard work generates luck too, most people will not push themselves, those who do stand out -- life has no guarantees in anything, I almost died twice in the past 11 yrs. once from cancer and once from surgery complications, at those times I regretted only one thing: not taking more chances earlier in life and chasing a dream I had
If you can't/won't distinguish yourself from the masses, then yes, you will succumb to what happens to the masses of actors who go through the system. Matt and Ben saw this algorithm and did the work necessary to break into the inner circle of success.
This is literally the definition a success in most industries.
So it's not always about having money to buy your way into the business?.
@@enadzaferovski1791 you gotta know how the game is played
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@@vincentleonard3113i looked it up but couldnt find anything
Write your own movie and then win an oscar for best screenplay and get nominated for an oscar. Thats how you succeed in Hollywood
Yes. Talent.
Fuck that's one in a Billion
If it was easy, everyone would be doing it.
Tons of people are working hard to write movies that will never get made, never mind starring and winning an Oscar for them. Matt and Ben are the beneficiaries of being handsome, able-bodied, etc... and, yes, talented. Talent is a form of luck.
But what if i wanna become an actor
"The system isn't designed for you to succeed. You've got to break through it some how." So true!
That’s what I love about it and that’s why I know I’ll be the one who’ll succeed
@@New-qy5mi 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
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"The system is rigged against you" is a more blunt translation. And it's true.
Doesn’t mean you can’t beat it though.
but who is it rigged for?
No, “rigged against you” implies that it’s designed to keep you away. If you know about film, you’ll know that good actors are investments, and people want to make money. The system isn’t rigged against you, it’s just not built for you to succeed, meaning you have to push your own way through it.
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No you quoted that wrong. That's now what he said.. you'd fail straight up because you don't listen to instruction or even quote properly.
I love how in these interviews the interviewer let the actors talk, you won’t ever see that on kimmel or fallon
Well they have commercial breaks and a studio audience to think about. They want quick juicy little nuggets and have to make people laugh. Here they just get to riff and go on tangents.
@@vladimirhorowitz shut up
@@princepriceless348 No thanks, Princess.
'Cause they're gay.
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Rule #1) Be the best
Rule #2) Work harder than everyone else
Rule #3) have a good attitude, and network with people. Be bold, but not annoying.
Be connected to Harvey Weinstein
@@chestervelosophotography6702 Or any JQ.
@Eternal Atake No, that would be if you only see people as resources and tools.
@Eternal Atake Without a network you won’t make it in the industry. A simple as that.
Excellent insights from Matt.
1) Part of life is learning how to take a leap of faith, fall/fail to reach the other side, walk home and lick your wounded pride, then go out into the world the next day and take another leap of faith. That's true not only in acting, but across all other fields.
2) Sometimes you have to produce the roles you want, like Matt and Ben did with Good Will Hunting after auditioning for so long and not landing the leading roles they were so desperately hoping for.
Work hard and be lucky. That's life lol.
Just work hard
Jaime Barbosa just working hard doesn’t work in a lot of industries, let alone acting
Being at the right place at the right time
No, that's bullshit. Work hard, and work smart and don't take no for answer.
Artistry Artistry u have to , work hard , be talented and lucky to make it in the entertainment industry
God damn, everything he says is inspiring, if you want it bad enough you just have to push yourself to work harder, you can't fail if you never give up, even if you never achieve wide reknown, if its your passion you cannot be wrong.
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This Dead Poets story has really stuck with me. Great perspective on how there can be such a range of outcomes.
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I want to be an actor so fucking badly, Matt really gave me something inspiring to think about
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@@vincentleonard3113 what’s his channel I can’t find it
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Oh, Primal Fear was absolutely phenomenal, I saw it in a theatre and remember walking out blown away especially cause you understand it all right at the end, absolutely phenomenal.
The books also pretty fucking amazing
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Basically making your own stuff does wonders. Seriously ✨
The greatest thing I have learned in film is this, create the role you want to see yourself in. What he and Matt did is what we all could do. Create the most incredible story, and then allow yourself to take that role.
I can't understand ?
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As a lazy aspiring actor its good to know types like Matt Damon will eat my lunch if I allow them. Must increase my appetite even if the meal has mayo on it.
Dominique Marsell he sure will
write
I really like Matt Damon a lot, such a nice guy but also very positive outlook on life. Easy to see why he's such great friends with Ben Affleck.
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I love the realness of this...Really needed to hear this today.
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Wow, this is a quick masterclass on how to be proactive about your career. The acting industry is hard by design which means you HAVE to use your creativity to find a way into the room to get seen - find cracks in the walls and under the doors that you can slip through. Doing what everyone else is doing just makes it harder.
I remember how good Primal Fear was as a book. I’m not crazy about movies, but when that came out, I could hardly wait to go see it. Ed Norton was fantastic in it. He became a household name for me, so any movie that had his name in it had me going to see him. He’s never disappointed.
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There are very few career choices where getting a top education (let's say Juilliard as a fun example) and being hugely talented and hard working can lead you to absolutely very little or no success. I produce lower budget films and over 10 years have auditioned a ridiculous amount of very talented actors PLUS hard working as hell. We can only hire one for the role. For so many nothing happens for years or ever. I can say this now with many years in the industry and more then a few films under my belt: Talent, check - hard work, check- good looking, check - Now who do you know and can that person hire you, nepotism really helps (as in ANY field) and be networking always, people like to hire friends or people they know PLUS!! a bit of luck really helps.
Nailed it 🙌🏻
I agree 100%
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2:11-2:17 is key! The Focus part.
I think there are many different ways to find success in this business the Exact way you want to succeed, you just might have to be a little creative with it.
For me this wasn't a 'no one can ever get success by waiting for a role to trickle down' type answer because that would inherently be false since there are multiple examples of that happening but more a 'we see Ourselves unable to get success this particular way so we'll carve out a new way that leads us to the same end point that we would reach if we'd stuck with the trickle down path'.
i also really love the dead poets society story because it gives me hope to hear about the waiting part of it or the watching other ppl get it&you not get it part of it in a real way that's not a "I tried out for a bunch of roles&then I got spiderman" type story.
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I love that he said you have to break through it. It’s almost as if this career is a giant wall and you constantly have to work to figure out how to make it come down.
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@John Weak was going to say the same thing. Don't bring down the house until you know how to do it right.
Aww Sam looks so cute in his Red Sox outfit and hat. Usually he’s dressed in normal clothes and not wearing a hat, you can tell he got dressed up for some occasion. Cute.
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Primal Fear's twist is one of the great all time movie twists.
Matt Damon is just awesome. Like De Niro, Streep, Nicholson & Hoffman, Matt is this generation’s superlative actor!
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Killer interview, thanks
i love the fact that matt said those last comments, its exactly how i feel about the photography industry
This is soo badass truly amazing
Amazing interview!!
Love from my heart
Same principles for any type of artistic work where you're competing with others. Work hard, take feedback, keep trying, "get lucky." (Always be ready to "get lucky.") I deal with it as a freelance writer. Just keep trying and learning.
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Not only is Matt Damon friends with Batman but he's worked with 2 Batmen before and Peter Pan.
Ricky Gervais,Simon Pegg,Sylvester Stallone,Seth Rogan,Bill Hader,Billy Bob Thornton ect ect. They all found a niche and wrote themselves into roles that solidified themselves in cinema history. From there, the momentum is created. Even if it doesn't propell you to AAA success. I do believe it highers the outcome of successfully being on the "radar." Sucks if you're not much of a writer. Suppose that's where networking comes in. I'm fantastic at verbally articulating myself. To put pen to paper persay is another story. 😅 Good luck ya'll. Never give up on your dreams. If you don't "succeed". My prayer is you don't give in to bitterness or resentment. Sometimes I have a nauseated warped feeling watching movies or TV. I question why I'm not capable or have achieved what I aspired to years ago. Let's just be brutally honest. There's countless amounts of super awkward and or obnoxious actors with almost 0 appeal or talent out there. Yet, make a decent living for decades. So if "so and so" actor can do it so can you! My only hope is to become a working actor. Pay the bills and make a lifelong living working in cinema. Even if I'm just a bit part on a recurring TV show.
Most real interview I’ve seen with Matt. Matt possesses this ability to be 100%, no bullshit with people. I hope he stays this way despite the PC mob always looking for an excuse to bring him down for it.
Haha PC mob..if there's such a thing then he's part of it lol. He's not a conservative.
@@rax816 The world isn't divided into just either conservative or PC.
Jagraj Wasan Tell that to conservatives lmao
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I’m surprised those guys haven’t written and produced more movies over the years. GWH was SO good.
I don't think studios want to make movies like that anymore, too risky of a bet compared to superhero movies, which are the most juvenile, reductive thing you can put on screen and call it adult entertainment. I think our culture is suffering for it. We need stories about real people to stop the hate.
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"YOU GOTTA BE WICKED SMAAAAHT." - Matt Damon
So in a nut shell if you want to succeed, build your own thing wether in Hollywood or your own business. Does anyone get the feeling that all these how to succeed self help videos say the same thing?
androssteague Too bad people will pick them apart rather than listen.
Why won't you do it then?
@@haykav
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They always say to make your own art and I think this is one of the best reasons why that I've heard for an actor.
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That was well said!!!
Matt in a movie seems so low key but I never feel bored watching his movies. If there was a war Id want to be in his group.
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That was honest truth about how you got to fight to succeed.
My biggest issue is ignoring people who don’t believe in my dream. I have recently learned to just keep it to my self.I begin acting classes next month and this time I won’t back out because my friends/family are laughing at what I want to do.
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What you do has nothing to do with them anyway. Do you think major stars give a shit what the average fan thinks of their role or their position?? No.
Do you honestly think thinking about what others think really matters.. only the ones that are either paying your wage or giving direction matter..
Primal Fear is one hell of a movie (one of the best movie of all time). It's very underrated. The Firm, another great movie that's very underrated.
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The same as pretty much anything, it's about how much you want it and going as hard to get it as possible. It is a tough business so there's actually not many people giving it a go anymore, so at least that is a bonus.
I've always wanted to be a professional extra for movies. I'm 43 now so probably won't happen. But how fun it would be!
Jennifer Bates age should not restrict you. These jobs don’t have an age barrier, you should pursue it. You miss every shot you don’t take.
@@UnwrittenPlaylist thanks so much hun! Maybe when the virus gets under control.
The pay is minimum wage. Plus you will give commission to your agent. Look up Union list's of agents where you live. Anyone can do it. It's pretty much blur. Only do it with Covid tests.
@@limormarkovzki8451 thank you. I don't think that I would invest in an agent. I just want to do it once or twice.
Don't count on it. I was an extra in Howard the Duck. Stayed up all night at the craft service table in a parking lot, chatted with crew guys and an incredibly small woman who was a stunt double for Howard. Boring as hell and paid only $45. You can do better.
Good interview.
Side note: what’s up with the baseball outfit?
Yeah...right. It's kinda weird. I wonder what went through Matt Damon's mind when he first saw him in the outfit?
Hey Matt thanks for the advice
Thanks for inspiring me man I will become a successful actor 👍❤️
Helpline 👆🏻👆🏻🔜👆🏻👆🏻
"Ben and I would go to auditions where kids would be there with their parents, like, their mom was making them go..." Yes, we know: Leonardo DiCaprio and Toby Maguire (for example). But I like Matt Damon and I don't think he meant this as a specific dig. Very honest advice too!
x iLeon Come on Leo can act circles around Damon. He & Ben' s big gripe was with Chris O'Donnel.
@@samanthab1923 that's not really true. Dicaprio is way overrated. He can act but he overdoes it and screams and shouts too much. Damon is a subtle natural type actor. One who let's it come to him. At the end of the day though this is all subjective.
Jonathan Teelucksingh That's your opinion. If it weren't for Bourne his career would have floundered. He's a nice guy. People put him in movies. But he doesn't have that thing. Watch Bale. Leo has it too.
@@samanthab1923 and if it wasn’t for Titanic DiCaprios career might not be where it is today. So it goes both ways. Same with bale and the Batman trilogy. Everyone has their big break in fact Damon is superior cos he had to fight for his harder when he wrote good will hunting and it became a massive success so again you’re entitled to your opinion but get your facts right.
Jonathan Teelucksingh He's a nice guy I guess but he just doesn't pack that same punch on screen. Not to say I don't mind a story or two from him. Just prefer Bale & Leo 😘
2:25 Solid Gold
A wise man once said..."Were at the top of the mountain, but were only half way up. Think about it" RRRRAAAAAUUUUULLLLL!
the work of matt damon shows and the work of leonardo dicaprio shows
the actions of these two actors comprehend characters in
Great
Fortune favours the brave.
Just makes his own movie and plays out of his mind I mean ok what a boss
Thanks 🙏🏾....
"....you need to get extraordinarily lucky"
We all know that your luck is created by many factors that you do and dont control. Lets focus on what you do.
1.) Never give up (leaning, adapting, trying, and improving).
2.) Be honest with yourself "I'm not getting that chance again....what am I going to do about it"?
3.) In this day and age? Make your own content. (Dont ask the world. Show the world).
Do THESE things and more? And you MAY get "extraordinarily lucky too".
IN all? You have to know WHY you do whatever it is that you do. The WHY will take you though it! If you don't know WHY then the odds are too great...time is too short...and you should do something where you know your WHY.
I came here because i just got denied for a role and thank you for these words because the frustration was huge :/
Helpline 👆🏻👆👆🏻👆🏻
A great thing to remember if you're and actor trying to make it is that living the life of successful actor won't necessarily bring you that much more happiness than having a regular job,sometimes less. So what's the point?
So don't be so attached to that 1 in a 100000 chance of making it,cause the benefit is an illusion,you can have a great life or better without it :)
Also you're life isn't less important if you're not famous,99.9999999 aren't lol
That’s why I say time and time again. What are you doing it for? I love acting so I don’t do it for the “fame and recognition” I love the business and everything about movies. Short film or blockbuster. I’m actually more of a fan of the movies not so big in name that most who follow the glitz and glamour of Hollywood wouldn’t know about. Create your own definition of “making it”
Matt Damon! Matt Damon.... Matt DAMON!
There’s like 5 movies out now that I auditioned for that I didn’t get that I sat at the movie theaters or living room watching like “what didn’t I do right that this person did ??”
when will you do make an interview with taylor lautner??
I think UA-cam and social media is the way to get a step up nowadays if you don’t have connections.
Adnan A naaa not for film or acting I’d say. Not many big UA-cam or social media stars have made a serious jump to movies. Most only go as far as getting half assed cameos or extra roles in trashy movies.
Power of manifestation is a big piece of success
❤️
success as in terms of the world beats nothing but yourself up
"You need to get extraordinarily lucky..."
Wow that first anecdote hurts😢i know the feeling
@Chrysippus Camper this is only true in part. Yes, being attractive helps, but in fact the greatest actors who have Oscars and other awards, are simply very talented, great actors, and that they look great as well? Well, some are born full package, but also you have to be hard working. It's a myth that you don't have to work hard in Hollywood. In fact I work in the industry few years now and it's very hard work - actor or director, or anyone. Very hard.
ir helps a lot to have features the camera likes or finds interesting (i.e. things our brain read better when captured through a lens) like a bigger head and a smaller body, or a flatter face to be shot more easily from the side, etc. but at the end of the day you usually have to have the talent. Those are the people that last anyway - see Christopher Lee's advice on this. FWIW I think Riz Ahmed is the finest actor working in film today followed by Joaquin Phoenix.
he likes the word like a lot, like A LOT...
Talents will find their own success sooner or later
Fuck talent.. there is no such thing as talent when it comes to acting.. you are being yourselves or learning step by step to being someone else.
@@JERSEYBOYPLAY2HARD You're basically just learning how to react as your natural authentic self within the constraints of the script and your character's personality.
Which really is just being a normal guy and showing authentic emotions for most actors.
The first actor that I actually believe
Can you invite Damien Rice to the show?
Definitely feel like this as an extra regarding his experience with dead poet society 😂
Matt damon looks like walberg brothers in black and white
Luck is when preparation and opportunity meet. You can get an opportunity, but if you’re not prepared for it, it’ll pass you by.
Tudo bem
The fact that when I see Matt, all I see is theatre-Loki
"The system is not built for you to succeed, you have to break through it."
It seems to me, that this isnt only about getting into acting, but life in general...
Breakthrough the system, that was something that people usually don't talk about.
The jamas bon the Gus is special really
Inspiring. I will be a successful actresses! 🙏🏽
me too keep working
@elissa
Hi... Thanks for liking and watching my movies, if it were not for a wonderful fan like you I wouldn't be here today.
@elissa living in Canada or Los Angeles won’t be a barrier for you to either become an actor or an actress, no matter where you’re, your dreams will always come to pass with hard work
@elissa you’re most welcome, so tell me for how long have you been a fan ???
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Yes! This is why I am doing my own thing 🦾🦾🦾🦾🦾👌🏿👌🏿👌🏿👌🏿🎬🎬🎥🎥 I love this
LOL at all the people "correcting" Matt Damon in the comments. I see this on every interview, someone complaining, "it's just dumb luck" or "it's all about looks" or "it's who you know" and 100 other things. The man is here telling you exactly what it took to break in (for him at least), and y'all are like "no no no, that's not it, it's this other thing." Okay then. Let me know how that works out for you.
Somehow, even with all the dumb luck, the nepotism, the rigged system, greedy producers, and whatever other boogeyman is specifically keeping YOU from your dream, there are new actors, new TV shows, new movies, new books, new commercials, new shorts, new web series, new video games, and new comics every single day. Neat trick, huh?
Life ain't fair! But do yourself a favor and look up how many currently world famous actors, filmmakers, and musicians were, at one point, completely broke, destitute, homeless, in prison, living in their cars, living in a bus station, living off food stamps, drug addicts, etc. Life wasn't fair to them either, but they're famous now... I guess they just "knew somebody!" 👀
They're millions of failed actors/directors/ and millions more. It has nothing to do with hard work.
I dont have to gamble to 'succeed'
Il just watch matt damon movies 😘
Hi Amon... Thanks for liking and watching my movies, if it were not for a wonderful fan like you I wouldn't be here today.
I think my one skills is i’ll work harder
Best way to become successful in the industry, step one have money, step to have more money, step three be born in to money, step four have connections. That’s pretty much it
Key word, "work"
im watching these bc i’ve learned asking my parents for help for my future job is a mistake ot evended with them saying ur too shy to become and actor if u aim for that h will be wiping tables
Any actors in this comment section all ill say is, separate your ego completely. Ask people to be honest with you and to tell you what type of person you look like. Too many people try to put an aspect of themselves into characters and never even get close to "making it" you have to be completely able to remove ego and sometimes even pride.
The game of life is transcendent. When you understand the game like it seems you do you realize it’s not as hard as people make it seem to “make it in Hollywood” ask yourself what are you really doing it for.
I’ve been to Harvard Square!
Boxers are ordinary people with extraordinary ability.
Anyone know what sneakers the interviewer is wearing?? Sorry I'm from the UK, we don't have baseball but would like to know more
It sounded like he said Ethan Hawke was nominated for an Oscar for Dead Poets Society, which he wasn’t.
Steps:
Get WIlliam Goldman to ghost write your script
Get famous off that
Keep it going