Matt Damon says he and Ben Affleck sold the “Good Will Hunting” screenplay for $600K, thought they were set for life, and needed another job just a year later
Matt Damon: “When we sold Good Will Hunting, when we sold the screenplay, we thought that was absolutely it.”
“We were like broke a year later.”
“We sold the screenplay for 600 grand.”
“Which was just so much more money than either of us had ever considered.”
“We split it.”
“After taxes and agent, lawyer, and all that stuff… we were down under 150 each.”
“The first thing we did was buy brand new Jeep Grand Cherokees.”
“We were renting this place in L.A.”
“It didn’t take long for us to be like…”
“‘Dude, we gotta get another job.’”