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It's pretty easy to kind of lose your way. Having kids is really helpful. They kind of disabuse you of the notion of your greatness pretty quickly.

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Matt Damon
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: October 8
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Cambridge
Massachusetts
Matthew Paige Damon
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