I lived in lower Manhattan at the time. So I just remember walking out of my apartment and seeing it and then going back in and watching CNN 'cause I was so hungry for information, trying to figure out what’s going on.
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Matt Damon
Matthew Paige Damon (/ˈdeɪmən/; born October 8, 1970) is an American actor, film producer, and screenwriter. He is ranked among Forbes magazine's most bankable stars and is one of the highest-grossing actors of all time. Damon has received various accolades, including an Academy Award from five nominations, two Golden Globe Awards from eight nominations, and has been nominated for two British Academy Film Awards and six Emmy Awards. Born and raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Damon began his acting career by appearing in high school theater productions and he made his professional acting debut in the film Mystic Pizza (1988). He came to prominence in 1997 when he wrote and starred in Good Will Hunting alongside Ben Affleck, which won them the Academy and Golden Globe awards for Best Screenplay, and earned Damon a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. He continued to garner praise from critics for his roles as the eponymous character in Saving Private Ryan (1998), the antihero in The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), a fallen angel in Dogma (1999), an energy analyst in Syriana (2005), and a corrupt Irish-American police officer in The Departed (2006). Damon is also known for his starring roles as Jason Bourne in the Bourne franchise (2002–16) and as a con man in the Ocean's Trilogy (2001–07). For his supporting role as the rugby player Francois Pienaar in Invictus (2009) and his leading role as an astronaut stranded on Mars in The Martian (2015), Damon received Oscar nominations for Best Supporting Actor and Best Actor, respectively. The latter also won him a Golden Globe Award for Best Acto
Sean, if the Professor calls about that job, just tell him, sorry, I have to go see about a girl.
See, the sad thing about a guy like you is in 50 years you're gonna staht doin some thinkin on your own and you're gonna come up with the fact that there are two certaintees in life. One, don't do that. And Two, you dropped a hundred and fifty grand on a fuckin education you coulda got for a dollah…
At the moment … the clearer signal to men and to younger people is, deny it. Because if you take responsibility for what you did, your life’s going to get ruined.
There's a difference between patting someone on the butt and rape or child molestation. Both of those behaviours need to be confronted and eradicated without question, but they shouldn’t be conflated.
We can work with that.” I don’t know Louis C.K.. I’ve never met him. I’m a fan of his, but I don’t imagine he’s going to do those things again. You know what I mean? I imagine the price that he’s paid at this point is so beyond anything that he — I just think that we have to kind of start…
Tom Ripley: Ask me what I'd change about this moment. Peter: What would you change about this moment? Tom Ripley: Nothing.
That scent you're wearing... I bought that for you, not Dickie. The thing about Dickie... so many things... That day when he was late coming back from Rome? I tried to tell you this. He was with another girl. I'm not talking about Meredith, either. Another girl who we met in a bar. He couldn't be…
Dickie Greenleaf: You're so white! Have you ever seen a guy so white, Marge? Grey, actually. Tom Ripley: It's just an undercoat. Dickie Greenleaf: Say again? Tom Ripley: You know, a primer. Dickie Greenleaf: That's funny. Margie likes that 'cause she's so white. too. Marge Sherwood: Yes, I do and…
Marge Sherwood: [about Tom Ripley] I like him. Dickie Greenleaf: Marge, you like everybody. Tom Ripley: [Imitating in Marge's voice] I like him. [Imitating in Dickie's voice] Marge, you like everybody.
Tom Ripley: Nothing is more naked than your handwriting. See how nothing's quite touching the line? That's vanity. Dickie Greenleaf: Well, we certainly know that that's true.
Tom Ripley: Don't you just take the past, and put it in a room in the basement, and lock the door and never go in there? That's what I do. Peter: God, yes. Though in my case, it's probably a whole building.
Dickie Greenleaf: We're all only children. What does that mean? Tom Ripley: It means we've never shared a bath. I'm cold, can I get in? Dickie Greenleaf: No. Tom Ripley: I didn't mean with you in it. Dickie Greenleaf: Okay, get in. I'm like a prune anyway.
Meredith: Dickie? Tom Ripley: Hello Meredith! Meredith: Oh my God! I hardly even recognized you. Tom Ripley: Well, you spotted me so you get the reward.
Meredith: [sheepish] I'm sorry, I wouldn't have made a joke if... Tom Ripley: [cuts her off] Don't be sorry. I've never been happier. I feel like I've been handed a new life.
Tom Ripley: First of all I know there's something. That evening when we played chess for instance it was obvious. Dickie Greenleaf: What evening? Tom Ripley: Oh sure, no, no, it's too dangerous for you to take on. Oh, no, no, we're brothers. Hey. And then you do this sordid thing with Marge. Fucking…
Marge Sherwood: I don't believe a single word you've said. Tom Ripley: You're shivering, Marge. Look at you, Marge. Can I hold you? Will you let me hold you?
You're the brother I never had. I'm the brother you never had. I would do anything for you, Dickie.
Freddie Miles: In fact the only thing that looks like Dickie is you. Tom Ripley: Hardly. Freddie Miles: Have you done something to your hair? Tom Ripley: Freddie, do you have something you'd like to say? Freddie Miles: What? I think I'm saying it. Something's going on. He's either converted to…