Overview
- Damon made the comment during a joint interview with MTV UK while promoting The Odyssey, holding up a photo of Affleck and describing their 45-year friendship.
- He said Affleck phoned him after seeing the film and praised Damon's performance in an hour‑long reaction that felt deeply meaningful to him.
- The two have a long history of collaborations, from Good Will Hunting to later projects, and they co-founded the production company Artists Equity in 2022.
- Speaking to PEOPLE, Damon said both men are emotional as their children become adults and that he has focused on presence, keeping nightly family dinners with his wife Luciana and their youngest children.
- Damon’s remarks come as Nolan’s The Odyssey opens this week with him in the lead role of Odysseus, a professional high point that has prompted public reflections on friendship and family.