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Matt Damon attends the OneXOne Gala at the Concourse Exhibition Centre on October 23, 2008 in San Francisco, CA.Us Magazine
"[My wife] Luciana and I decided we wanted to go," he tells the Miami Herald. "But when I called my contacts from the campaign, they just started laughing: 'We worked on the campaign for 2 1/2 years, and we're not going. Forget it.'
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"But then they called me back the next day and said, 'Hey, we've got two tickets for you, in the bleachers, and you'll actually be able to see Obama take the oath. Just $25,000 apiece.'"
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It was then that Damon (who lives with his wife and three daughters in Miami Beach) knew, "I'm going to watch. From my couch."
Damon -- whose latest Untitled Jason Bourne Project is now in production for a 2010 release -- also spoke out about how his famous assassin character is nothing like James Bond.
"They could never make a James Bond movie like any of the Bourne films," Damon said. "Because Bond is an imperialist, misogynist sociopath who goes around bedding women and swilling martinis and killing people. He's repulsive.
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"Steve [Soderbergh, who produced Damon's 2005 spy movie, Syriana] told me that years ago he was offered a Bond movie," the actor went on. "He told them he'd do it if they gave him creative control.
"'Absolutely not,' they said. They have a formula, they stick to it, and it makes them a lot of money. They know what they're doing, and they're going to keep doing it."
When he does a Bourne film, Damon later added, he never feels like he's "slumming."
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lalayay he's coolreport abuseposted March 3, 2009 1:46 PM PST
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Pamela G$25,000 for tickets in this economy?? dems sure are greedy!report abuseposted January 29, 2009 2:51 AM PST
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commentHa ha. No one cares.report abuseposted January 28, 2009 11:04 AM PST
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HoneyChaLGlad to hear he supported Obama like the rest of the celebs. I love all the Bourne movies and can't wait until the next one comes out.report abuseposted January 27, 2009 5:44 PM PST
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pamela eMatt, thank you for your support of President Obama.report abuseposted January 27, 2009 5:01 PM PST
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Katie WWhat the heck , I use to like Matt Damon but now he is acting like a brainwashed 30 something. Once you move to Hollywood thats what happensreport abuseposted January 27, 2009 12:27 PM PST
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wbgrl99hey sherry, you might want to check the context of the words "know" and "no" before you post your comment you dyslexic fool!report abuseposted January 27, 2009 9:36 AM PST
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LAno one cares what they think, at least not as much as they think we do.report abuseposted January 27, 2009 9:26 AM PST
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bubblesHe needs to get over it. Bond is a legend. If it were not for Bond, trust, there would be know Bourne! As for his comments about Barack's inauguration, he knew all the free tickets were given out by congressmen and senators, and so on. He knew if he wanted to sit up front w/the big dogs, he would have to pay. He could have done like a lot of other stars (Pete Wentz) and sat w/regular folk.report abuseposted January 27, 2009 9:21 AM PST
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FarahGood for him. I wouldn't watch one of those stupid bond movies if someone paid me. Woman are more than just pretty things to look at and sleep with.report abuseposted January 27, 2009 8:46 AM PST
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