Matt Damon, 37, spoke to OK! Magazine about the way in which his life has changed since becoming a father for the second time. Matt has daughters Isabella, 2, and newborn Gia Zavala, nearly three weeks, with his wife, Luciana Barrosa. Matt is also the stepfather to Luciana’s 10 year-old daughter, Alexia, from her first marriage.
Damon waxed a little poetic about how having children has changed his perspective on life, particularly when it comes to seeing the plight of other children in the world and feeling more connected to it through his own children.
Matt Damon spoke to OK! about how fatherhood has changed his life.
“It probably influences me in ways i’m not even aware of,” the actor said at the OneXOne benefit gala at the Toronto International Film Festival. “I think certainly once you have kids it’s hard not to see your child in every other child that you meet. And when you see the way a lot of children live in the world it makes you very angry as a parent.”
So what does the two-time dad enjoy most about having kids? “Well that’s a tough question because there’s a lot to love about it,” he explained to OK!. “It’s probably the indescribable way that a new child opens up your heart. It sounds kinda corny but it’s true.”
Meanwhile, Matt told OK! about a milestone in the new life of baby daughter Gia, who was born on Aug. 20. “She smiles now… mostly when she goes to the bathroom. That’s natural.”
[From OK! Magazine]
That’s a very eloquent way to put it and as a mom I can definitely relate to the sentiment.
Damon recently established the H20 Africa Foundation, which aims to bring clean water to remote African villages that suffer due to water-borne disease. He explained that “The world water crisis is one of the most important public health issues of our time.”
This guy is reaching Depp-levels of swoon-worthiness, but I’ve always had a soft spot for Damon. I would love to see him pair up with Ben Affleck to write another smart screenplay, this time focusing on families and fathers and drawing on their experiences in this new phase of life.
I love him, great actor, great father, great guy. My mother refers to him as “my imaginary son-in-law.”
He’s a sweet guy, I really like him.
I adore Damon, but it always kind of annoys me when people imply that you cannot have that kind of care and insight if you are not a parent. It’s an insult to the millions of devoted teachers, child care workers, social workers, mentors, foster parents and others that work with, and on the behalf of, children and teens while not being parents themselves.
Rant over.
I love Love love him. Hes a good example of what Actors / Actresses should be. Good on the Screen, Private in their lives. But then again, if they were private CB would be out of bidness and we’d all be bored..
I’m Fucking Matt Damon…. 😆
@SeVen 😆
Oh… and Matt? You’re right 😉
LOL, AT Seven. That is the African Children’s choir also known as Watoto from Uganda. I have worked with them and got excited seeing them on this blog.