Sincerely, Matt Damon. (cover story)

DAMON, Matt, 1970-; CRYING

Their names are inked, one above the other, hidden high on Damon's right arm - "Alexia", "Isabella", "Gia", "Stella" - though Damon seems momentarily taken aback when I mention this, as though unsure that this is public knowledge. In fact, according to Damon, Bono was indirectly responsible for initiating the third great focus of Damon's adult life aside from his acting career and his family: his work in expanding global access to water, primarily through the organization water.org. And he just was so good that I was, 'All right, maybe this isn't the dumbest thing in the world to do.…' " Damon's next scene was with his costar Christian Bale - "one of my favorite actors", says Damon, and a key reason he'd committed to the film. By chance, Damon had worked with McKinnon back when Damon was 19, in a TV movie called Rising Son, one of his first jobs. [Extracted from the article]

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