If you are writing a story and trying to draw an audience to come and hear you tell it, it's got to in some way relate to them. Who wants to come and hear about your specific problems? It's not therapy - it's supposed to be a communal piece of entertainment.
Matt DamonIf Brad Pitt walked down the street, cars would crash into each other. I'm really lucky not to have to deal with that.
Matt DamonI don't see as many movies as I used to. Or, I should say, as many movies as I would like to.
Matt DamonWe live in a world, it's very hard for Americans to understand that every 20 seconds a kid dies, a kid under the age of five, right, dies somewhere on the Earth because of lack of access to clean water and sanitation. Every 20 seconds that happens on our planet. It's just very hard for us to relate to.
Matt Damon