The advise my dad gave me: "To know is to study." Get some training under your belt, so that nobody what somebody asks you to do, you know how to handle it accordingly. I learned so much while working, because I developed a solid work ethic in school. Whereas, a lot of my friends had no work ethic; and because of that, they're sitting at home today.

I'm not Josh Brolin or Ryan Gosling. They're more noir than I.

For me, Christmas is about family, loving, forgiveness, compassion, understanding and comradery.

I'm a poet. I'm just a renaissance man in my heart. I can build shelves and I can write poetry.

I'm a firm believer in people who love what they do.

If everyone invested in the neighborhood they lived in, the United States would be a magical place.

The great thing about it is, in Hollywood, certain people are very good at keeping their lives and who they are very private. I've never met anybody as down to earth and cool in Hollywood than Matt Damon.