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I was never that much a focus of interest that I became a 'thing' at an earlier point in my career. I'm aware of having become a 'thing' now, which doesn't give me a lot of pleasure.

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Matt Damon
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: October 8
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Cambridge
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