Overview
- The 55-year-old actor told PEOPLE during The Odyssey press tour that turning 50 changed his outlook and made him treat time as his most precious commodity.
- Damon listed three top priorities—his family, his work and his nonprofit Water.org—and said he is trying to be more intentional about how he spends his days.
- He and his wife Luciana Barroso are preparing for an empty-nest stage with two older daughters now living independently and two younger daughters still at home.
- Professionally Damon said he has 'calmed down' since his 50s and wants to do work on his own terms while growing Artists Equity with longtime friend Ben Affleck.
- Damon drew a link between those choices and his role in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, saying he is focusing on what he can control rather than fighting things he cannot.