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All parents are trying to balance. Look, I'm lucky in the sense that I can control my hours. I can choose my jobs, and not everybody has that choice. But I definitely, it's a family decision every time I take a job.

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