Matt Damon and Ben Affleck may be among the greatest film stars round now, however they weren’t at all times so profitable. Affleck and Damon met as youngsters rising up collectively in Cambridge, MA, and the pair first grew to become shut once they had been in highschool, partially as a result of that they had the identical pursuits (particularly a need to move into appearing).
The duo has spoken about their begin usually, and not too long ago did so in a March 22 episode of “The Invoice Simmons Podcast.” Damon and Affleck revealed that along with sharing an condominium early on of their careers, in addition they had a joint checking account.
“It was uncommon, however we would have liked the cash for auditions,” Damon mentioned, calling it “a bizarre factor looking back.” Nonetheless, he mentioned, “So long as considered one of us had cash, we knew that the facility wasn’t going to get shut off. I keep in mind after doing ‘Geronimo,’ I used to be like, f*ck, I in all probability had like 35 grand within the financial institution,” he continued. “I used to be like [to Affleck], ‘We’re good! We’re good for a 12 months!'” The pair additionally apparently held one another to a strict price range. “You had been allowed to take out $10 and get quarters and go to [the arcade] and play video video games,” Damon mentioned. “Ultimately, we had been allowed to attempt to purchase beer, which by no means f*cking labored.”
Nonetheless, Affleck shared that he felt he and Damon discovered lots from these penny-pinching days. “I believe that angle actually helped us in methods we could not anticipate,” Affleck mentioned. “Matt and I at all times felt like we’re in it collectively. Like, ‘Hey, I need to get the half, however I would like you to get the half [too].”
Famously, after a number of years as working actors — together with some films collectively — the duo collaborated on the script for “Good Will Looking,” and the remaining is historical past. The film grew to become a smash success, with rave opinions not only for their performances but in addition for the screenplay they wrote collectively, which received them each an Oscar. Within the years since, Affleck and Damon have teamed up for much more films, together with “Dogma,” “The Final Duel,” and the newly-released “Air,” which Affleck directed.
The duo have stayed shut by the years, supporting one another as they each grew to become fathers and navigated marriages. “This friendship has been important and defining and so essential to me in my life,” Affleck advised Damon in a January 2022 interview with Leisure Weekly. “There have been a number of vital instances, that are non-public and I do not need to share, however the place your help was so profoundly significant to me that I do not assume I might’ve been ready to achieve success with out it.”
Forward are the 9 films Damon and Affleck have appeared in collectively, in chronological order.
