Matt Damon Reveals Why Teenage Daughter Refuses To Watch ‘Good Will Hunting’

By Sarah Curran.

Oscar-winner Matt Damon is talking about how his family like to keep him humble.

While appearing on CBS Sunday Morning, the 50-year-old actor revealed why his daughter Isabella, 15, “refuses to see” his 1998 movie, “Good Will Hunting.”

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“She doesn’t want to see any movies that I’m in that she thinks might be good. She just likes to give me s***,” damon joked.

“My daughter said, ‘Hey remember that movie you did, “The Wall”?’ I said, ‘It was called “The Great Wall”.’ She goes, ‘Dad, there was nothing great about that movie.’ She keeps my feet firmly on the ground.”

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However, the father of three also insisted that his family are always supportive of his career. 

“I like that they know that I love my job,” he added. “They know it’s time-consuming and a lot of work, and that it fills me up.”

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Elsewhere, Damon recently became emotional after his new movie received a 5-minute standing ovation during the Cannes Film Festival. 

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