() — “What did I do?”. That’s the question “Oppenheimer” star Matt Damon says he asked himself after he “fell into a depression” while filming a movie.
The American actor spoke of the experience during a conversation about the best advice an important person has given him. He made the comments on an episode of the movie show “Jake’s Takes,” where he appeared along with his neighbor and co-star Emily Blunt.
“I think, without naming any particular movie, sometimes you find yourself in a movie that you know might not be what you hoped it would be and you’re still making it,” said the 52-year-old actor.
He added that you’re “halfway through production and you still have months to go and you take your family somewhere, you know, and it bothers them. I remember my wife getting up because I fell into a depression like ‘what did I do?’ And she told me: ‘we’re here'”.
Damon has three daughters with his wife, Luciana Barroso (right), as well as a stepdaughter. (Photo: Gilbert Flores/Variety/Getty Images)
Damon has three daughters with his wife, Luciana Barroso, and a stepdaughter. He has previously said that his family has as a rule not be apart for more than two weeks at a time.
In this recent interview, the Oscar winner credited his wife “in large part” with being able to overcome those moments.
“What it means to be a professional actor is you go in and do the 15-hour day and give it your absolute all, even in what you know is going to be, you know, a losing effort,” Damon said.
“And if you can do it with the best possible attitude, then you’re a professional, and she helped me a lot with that,” he added.
Directed by Christopher Nolan, “Oppenheimer” will be released on July 21, the same day as the “Barbie” movie.
