“And then you wouldn’t be worth it”: Matt Damon Had a Surprising Reaction After He Finds Out His Autograph Is Worth Only $20
With fame and popularity, celebrities also have to deal with people chasing after them in public places as well as their fan’s obsessions, etc. And as such, anything coming from them is also regarded highly by people.
Talking about signing autographs, one of Hollywood’s biggest stars Matt Damon also shared his story of how some people make a whole business out of celebrity signatures.
In a self-deprecating way, the actor opened up about how much he was worth in this business as compared to iconic celebrities such as Elizabeth Taylor. And the difference seems to be enormously huge. Discussing this, he even shared his and his buddy Ben Affleck’s funny reaction to the whole business.
Matt Damon’s Reaction To His 20 Dollars Worth Autograph
Celebrities undoubtedly have a huge impact on their fans and as such even their handwritten signatures mean a lot to people. Undoubtedly some people have found a way to turn this fact into business as one of Hollywood’s biggest actors Matt Damon revealed. While discussing people selling his signed photos, he shared how low his worth was in this business as compared to other celebrities such as Elizabeth Taylor.
According to Damon talking with people who bring a set of photos to get signed by him to sell them later to the fans, made him quite humble. Recalling his conversation the actor opened up that he once asked one such man about which celebrity they would like to get the signatures from.
The man seem to fly and replied that it was the iconic Hollywood star, Elizabeth Taylor whose autograph is said to be worth 5k dollars. Compared to this, Damon jokingly added that he was seemingly worth only 20 dollars. However, the humbling experience made him decide the whole thing with his buddy Ben Affleck.
The Avatar actor proposed to his friend that they would saturate the market and bring down the price of their autograph further to 8 dollars only. The actor then added that this way, they “wouldn’t be worth it” at all.
A Brief Look at Matt Damon’s Hollywood Career
Starting his film career back in the late 80s with Mystic Pizza, Matt Damon had since appeared in various film projects that have received both critical and box office success. The one movie that helped bring him into the spotlight was undoubtedly the 1997 Good Will Hunting which he wrote with his friend and fellow actor Ben Affleck.
This film was able to show the two actors great potential in the industry as they when received an Academy Award as well as a Golden Globe for their work in the film. Damon’s Avatar franchise directed by James Cameron is also one of the world’s highest-grossing films.
Source: Conan Show
