Matt Damon and his wife, Luciana Barroso, “negotiated extensively” in couples therapy about him taking a break from acting — only for him to sign on for “Oppenheimer.”
“The one caveat to my taking time off was if Chris Nolan called,” the Oscar winner said.
“This [was] without knowing whether or not he was working on anything — because he never tells you; he just calls you out of the blue.”
While acknowledging that the story “sound[ed] made up,” Damon, 52, clarified, “It’s actually true. … It was a moment in my household.”
Damon, who has been married to Barroso since December 2005.
While promoting the biographical film in Paris last week, the Golden Globe winner posed on the red carpet with daughters Gia, 14, and Stella, 12, as well as 24-year-old stepdaughter Alexia.
Barroso, 46, and the couple’s eldest daughter, Isabella, 17, did not appear to be present at the event.
Matt Damon agreed to acting break in couples therapy with wife. Matt Damon agreed to acting break in couples therapy with wife