He also praised the contribution of Holofcener: “We also made the really good decision of getting a great writer to come with us.”Īffleck and Damon won a Best Original Screenplay Oscar for Good Will Hunting which also starred the pair, as well as Robin Williams and Minnie Driver. Ben Affleck and Matt Damon in 1997's 'Good Will Hunting.' Alamy Stock Photo Sometimes those moments sneak up on you, Damon recalled in a cover feature for GQ magazine.
The duo won an original screenplay Oscar for the project. He continued: “We didn’t really know what we were doing and I think that kind of put us off writing again because we never thought we’d have the time.”ĭamon went on to admit: “I think we found writing that we actually kind of picked up structure over the last 25 years of making movies so it went a lot faster.” Matt Damon is an American actor whose career took off after starring in and writing 1997’s Good Will Hunting with friend Ben Affleck. A 1997 drama film directed by Gus Van Sant, written by (and starring) Matt Damon and Ben Affleck and. I think we wrote thousands and thousands of pages.” A description of tropes appearing in Good Will Hunting. Lifelong friends Matt Damon and Ben Affleck - two of the best actors of their generation - have.
It took us forever to write that screenplay. The longtime friends and collaborators, during their appearance on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, revealed why there was such a big time gap between 'Good Will Hunting' and 'The Last Duel'.ĭamon said: “Good Will Hunting took us so long. : Good Will Hunting (9780571196111) by Affleck, Matt Damon And Ben and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available.
Ben Affleck and Matt Damon shed light on their decision to stop writing together for a long time after 'Good Will Hunting'.