Matt Damon and Luciana Barroso at the premiere ofMary Poppins Returnsin Los Angeles on Nov. 29, 2018.Photo: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
Matt Damonis crediting his longtime loveLuciana Barrosofor helping get him through a low time in his career.
TheOppenheimeractor, 52, explained of his experience in a recent interview withJake’s Takes, “Without naming any particular movies, sometimes you find yourself in a movie that you know, perhaps, might not be what you had hoped it would be, and you’re still making it.”
“And I remember halfway through production and you’ve still got months to go and you’ve taken your family somewhere, you know, and you’ve inconvenienced them, and I remember my wife pulling me up because I fell into a depression about it — like, ‘What have I done?’ " he added.
Damon recalledhis wife of 18 yearstelling him simply, " ‘We’re here now,’ " which put the work in perspective for him.
“I do pride myself, in a large part because of her, at being a professional actor. And what being a professional actor means is you go and you do the 15-hour day and give it absolutely everything, even in what you know is going to be a losing effort,” he said. “If you can do that with the best possible attitude, then you’re a pro. And she really helped me with that.”
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Luciana Barroso and Matt Damon attend the 2017 Film Independent Spirit Awards on Feb. 25, 2017, in Santa Monica, California.Randall Michelson/Getty
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Damon and Barroso, who wed in 2005, hit a big milestone earlier this year as they celebrated the20th anniversary of their first meeting.
Their love story began when Damon visited the bar Barroso, 46, used to work at in 2003 — and sparks instantly flew.
The coupletied the knot two years later in a private ceremonyin New York City. They now share daughtersIsabella, 16,Gia, 14, andStella, 12. Barroso also has a daughter namedAlexia, 24, from a previous relationship.
In an interview withVogueAustraliaback in 2018, Barroso recalled the moment she first met her husband.
Luciana Barroso, Gia Damon, Stella Damon, Isabella Damon and Matt Damon at the premiere ofAiron March 27, 2023, in Los Angeles.Albert L. Ortega/Getty
Barroso continued, “He said, ‘I love that you’re a mom and that’s your priority.’ Some guys might have been different, they might think it’s complicated, but for him it wasn’t.”
In one set of photos, theAiractor appeared to beenjoying his vacation to the fullestas he danced like a cowboy and made lasso movements toward his wife as the Hemsworth brothers looked on and laughed.
Days later, Damon and his wifehad a PDA-filled dayduring an outing at Paraga Beach, where the actor was seen kissing Barroso’s stomach as she wrapped her arms around his shoulders.
source: people.com
