I was never that much a focus of interest that I became a 'thing' at an earlier point in my career. I'm aware of having become a 'thing' now, which doesn't give me a lot of pleasure.

Invictus earned Damon an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. The monologue was hijacked in part by Ben Affleck altering cue cards and the show culminated with an interview with Kimmel's former fiance Sarah Silverman. Damon became stepfather to Barroso's young daughter Alexia from her previous marriage.

He is one of the top-40 highest-grossing actors of all time. In 2007 Damon received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and was named Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine. Matthew Paige "Matt" Damon (born October 8 1970) is an American actor screenwriter producer and philanthropist whose career was launched following the success of the drama film Good Will Hunting (1997) from a screenplay he co-wrote with friend and actor Ben Affleck.