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If the past fifteen years have taught us anything at all about the universe, it’s that Matt Damoncan do anything. He’s a talented screenwriter (remember that one time he co-wrote a script? And it was really good?), a stellar dramatic actor (‘The Legend of Bagger Vance’](The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000) - Movie | Moviefone) is my j**am), and a grounded comedic presence both on screen (‘30 Rock’) and off. He’s open to taking risks, he’s always involved in humanitarian efforts of some kind, and he was in ‘Mystic Pizza.](Mystic Pizza (1988) - Movie | Moviefone)’ The man is practically the classy MacGyver of our times, and it was only a matter of time before he decided to step behind the camera and see how the other half lives.
In a recent interview with the LA Timesto promote ‘Hereafter’ – his second film for Clint Eastwood and a role he accepted just to prove once and for all that he can be good in absolutely anything – Damon revealed that he’s “Dying to direct. The only reason I haven’t started already is that I keep getting offered all these great acting opportunities, where I get to work with great filmmakers like Clint, Steven Soderbergh, Martin Scorsese and the Coen brothers. I figure as long as I’m able to work with them, my directing career can wait, since I’m learning more from them than I could from anyone else in the world.” The man has a good point: working with such a diverse and accomplished roster of directors is like being paid an ungodly sum to attend the greatest film school there is (and a film school that comes with free catering).