Ben Affleck explains why he has avoided working with Matt Damon

Ben Affleck recently revealed why he stopped working with Matt Damon in the years after the successful project. Goodwill Hunting In 1998

In a new interview with The Hollywood Reporterthe Pearl Harbor “We kind of fell into the idea that, ‘Well, if you don’t separate your career and do your own thing, people will always lump you together. It’s going to be limiting,'” the star shared. .

“That was the advice we got,” Dee said Gone Girl Actor

Affleck noted, “And also just a function of the fact that our goal was to work as actors.”

Explaining the reason for this, Affleck remarked, “The reason behind making Goodwill Hunting was to act as a reel so they could work for acting, not because we wanted to be writers.”

“So, when we were successful and had opportunities to do movies, we took them,” Affleck commented.

gave deep water “The phone can stop ringing at any time, and especially where Matt and I grew up so modest,” the actor said.

“It was almost irresponsible not to take a job where they were paying you a lot of money,” he added.

According to reports, Affleck and Damon have teamed up to form a new production company, Artists Equity and the wind His company debut, which will premiere in theaters on April 5.

Elsewhere in the interview, Affleck also talked about his nearly 40-year friendship with Damon, adding, “I trust him and I love him, and I know he’s honest.” In this business, failure is hard, and success is elusive and can make you lose your impact.

“It was really meaningful to have that friendship as a touchstone over the years,” he concluded.