Ben Affleck said he and Matt Damon blew all the Good Will Hunting money and went bankrupt in just six months – in their early days.
The 50-year-old actor appeared on Friday’s episode of The Drew Barrymore Show to talk about his latest film, Air, and reminisced about his time rising to fame.
The couple sold the Good Will Hunting script – which won them an Oscar for best original screenplay in 1997 – for $600,000 and blew it all in six months to buy Jeeps and rent a party house in Los Angeles.
Damon told IMDB that they even had to flip a coin to decide who got which color of their lush jeeps.
The Air director shared some old anecdotes about his and Matt’s early Hollywood days – when they shared a bank account to fund their acting careers.
Expenses: Ben Affleck said he and Matt Damon blew all of Good Will Hunting’s money and went bankrupt in just six months – in their early days
Old friends: The Air director shared some old anecdotes about his and Matt’s early Hollywood days – when they shared a bank account to fund their acting careers
Ben admitted that after the 1997 film’s script was sold, he felt like he “never had to work again.”
As two young aspiring actors trying to make a mark in the film industry, they were soon faced with the reality of their finances.
Ben said, “We sold it for $600,000, we split it, everybody got $300,000, and then the agents got $30,000, so we had $270,000 and we paid about $160,000 in taxes, so we each had. ” $110,000, bought $55,000 Jeep and then had $55,000 left over. ‘
“Of course we decided to rent a $5,000-a-month party house on Glencoe Way near the Hollywood Bowl and within six months we were broke.”
During an interview for The Bill Simmons Podcast, Matt, 52, recalled sharing a bank account with Ben – when they teamed up to fund travel for New York auditions.
During his recent appearance on The Late Late Show with James Corden, Ben revealed that he shared a Los Angeles apartment with the Bourne Identity star and his brother Casey Affleck.
The Gone Girl star admitted Matt was so bad at cleaning there were maggots in her house and joked that his boyfriend had “never paid a bill in his life.”
Getting real: Affleck admitted that after the 1997 film’s script was sold, he felt like he “never had to work again.”
Funny: The Gone Girl star admitted Damon was so bad at cleaning there were maggots in her house and joked that his boyfriend had “never paid a bill in his life”.
“We lived in the same house. It was just easier. And to this day Matt has never paid a bill as far as I know. Like, “Why aren’t the lights working?” I say: ‘Yes, because the utility company needs money to finance our electricity.’
Ben added: “Matt is a lovely guy. I love him. He’s my best friend. He’s been amazing to me all my life. He’s a brilliant guy.
“I wouldn’t recommend staying with him. Because he has a gift… Do you ever know people who block things? I think that’s why he’s such a great actor, because he can just focus, you know what I mean?’
“We were friends and wanted us to be successful, and we love each other, so it seemed obvious that we should do it together,” Affleck said.
The Argo star has been open about his friendship with Matt, saying it’s “really valuable” to be able to support each other in their dream careers.
“Matt is a nice guy. i love him He is my best friend. He has been wonderful to me all my life. He’s a brilliant guy,” Affleck said
Source: Daily Mail
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