Matt Damon admits that marriage is a rather unpredictable concept, and says he got lucky with wife Luciana Barroso.
The Jason Bourne actor describes marriage as an “insane idea” but is grateful for having fallen in love with his 45-year-old spouse. The two have now been married for 11 years.
He explained to the Daily Telegraph newspaper: “I got lucky meeting her. I think marriage is incredibly difficult because it’s so hard to have that one partner who is everything.
Looking at it objectively, it seems an insane idea. So it’s not that I love marriage in general, it’s that I love being married to her. And that’s the difference. And I just got lucky. I sure did.”
The two met in 2002 while he was filming Stuck On You and Barroso worked as a waitress. They now have four children together.
The 45-year-old star also appreciates every moment with his family, describing how much he loves it when they come along while filming.
Damon explained: “We just try to soak in what we’re seeing and I think that’ll ultimately be the best education for my kids.
A big problem in America is that we’re geographically isolated, which gives rise to the Donald Trump thing where people think it’s actually a good idea to build a wall between ourselves and other people. Hopefully, by taking my kids around the world, they’re going to be open to the world. And that’s going to do a lot for them.”
Matt Damon’s latest film, Jason Bourne, is scheduled for release on July 29.