Matt Damon says he became closer friends with Ben Affleck after his father died

Hollywood star Matt Damon says his relationship with Ben Affleck changed when his dad passed away and he wants to make every second count when it comes to working with his childhood friendDamon 52 lost his dad in 2017 aged 74 The Oppenheimer star noted that he and Affleck 50 have been bizarrely close for a long timerdquoDuring an appearance on lsquoWhorsquos Talking to Chris Wallacersquo Damon shared ldquoItrsquos like it changed something in us I think and you know you start to really hellip you start to see the end game and you start to feel like I want to make every second count I donrsquot want to fritter away time anymorerdquoDamon and Affleck enjoyed huge success with their 1997 drama movie lsquoGood Will Huntingrsquo He cited the 2021 Beatles documentary lsquoGet Backrsquo as a turning point in how he thought about his relationship with Affleck as per People magazineDamon recalled how the documentary which captured the iconic rock band as they wrote and recorded their final studio album prior to their 1970 breakup Made me so sad because you look at them and theyre so happy And Ben and I I called him and I said Look man you know we were talking about working together more and its been 25 years or something since Good Will Hunting like what are we doing You know we both kind of hit the lottery Why arent we working together more often Damon recalled saying to Affleck The pair famously refrained from writing together after lsquoGood Will Huntingrsquo even though they won an Academy Award for their screenplay until reuniting for 2021s lsquoThe Last DuelrsquordquoHe said that their relationship changed after Damons father Kent whom Affleck was very very close withrdquo died in 2017ldquoIts like it changed something in us I think and you know you start to reallyyou start to see the end game and you start to feel like I want to make every second count Damon noted I dont want to fritter away time anymoreThe two created a production company Artists Equity in November lsquoAirrsquo marked Artists Equitys first release and followed Damon and Affleck as Nike sports executives who signed NBA star Michael Jordan to a historic brand deal in 1984Damon recently cited his personal friendship and working relationship with Affleck as one of the three most significant partnerships in my lifeThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever