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> [ \[Americans\] can't understand that the water in our toilet is cleaner than 880 million have access to. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-damon/americans-can-t-understand-that-the-water-in-our-toilet-is-cleaner/)

[Matt Damon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-damon/)

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> [We live in a world, it's very hard for Americans to understand that every 20 seconds a kid dies, a kid under the age of five, right, dies somewhere on the Earth because of lack of access to clean water…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-damon/we-live-in-a-world-it-s-very-hard-for-americans-to-understand-that/)

[Matt Damon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-damon/)

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## More by Matt Damon

> [I'm actively trying to get away from the over-exposure that happened eight years ago. The only thing a celebrity can do in one of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-damon/i-m-actively-trying-to-get-away-from-the-over-exposure-that-happened/)

[Matt Damon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-damon/)

> [ \[Americans\] can't understand that the water in our toilet is cleaner than 880 million have access to. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-damon/americans-can-t-understand-that-the-water-in-our-toilet-is-cleaner/)

[Matt Damon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-damon/)

> [As for poker, I've stayed away from that, even though when I was in Vegas for Ocean's Eleven, I would get accosted by these…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-damon/as-for-poker-i-ve-stayed-away-from-that-even-though-when-i-was-in/)

[Matt Damon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-damon/)

> [Now that I have kids, I'm probably more overprotective than I've ever been. My wife's nickname for me is 'red alert.' I sometimes check…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-damon/now-that-i-have-kids-i-m-probably-more-overprotective-than-i-ve-ever/)

[Matt Damon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-damon/)

> [I didn't grow up with great privilege, nor did I grow up wanting for anything. I was a middle-class kid and, relative to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-damon/i-didn-t-grow-up-with-great-privilege-nor-did-i-grow-up-wanting-for/)

[Matt Damon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-damon/)

> [I think it's something that the citizenry needs to be vigilant about - participating in democracy, and that includes issues like what's going on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-damon/i-think-it-s-something-that-the-citizenry-needs-to-be-vigilant-about/)

[Matt Damon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-damon/)

> [We're here for such a short time. When your great-great-grandkids study history, don't you want them to be proud that you were part of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-damon/we-re-here-for-such-a-short-time-when-your-great-great-grandkids/)

[Matt Damon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-damon/)

> [If you're just an actor you're reactive. You're saying, "Well, I hope Hollywood gives me a role, or gives me a chance at a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-damon/if-you-re-just-an-actor-you-re-reactive-you-re-saying-well-i-hope/)

[Matt Damon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-damon/)

> [Clint Eastwood expects you to know what you're doing. He's going to take two giant steps back and let you do it. I have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-damon/clint-eastwood-expects-you-to-know-what-you-re-doing-he-s-going-to/)

[Matt Damon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-damon/)

> [As actors, we react to the material that's out there, and I probably just react more strongly to things that I feel will have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-damon/as-actors-we-react-to-the-material-that-s-out-there-and-i-probably/)

[Matt Damon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-damon/)

> [The only sci-fi movie that I've ever been offered that, had circumstances been different, I would have definitely done, was 'Avatar.' And I literally…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-damon/the-only-sci-fi-movie-that-i-ve-ever-been-offered-that-had/)

[Matt Damon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-damon/)

> [And you know, we were talking about American identity, and where we've come from and where we are and where we're headed. We knew…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-damon/and-you-know-we-were-talking-about-american-identity-and-where-we-ve/)

[Matt Damon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-damon/)

> [He's famous for being obsessive about details.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-damon/he-s-famous-for-being-obsessive-about-details/)

[Matt Damon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-damon/)

> [Generally, the bigger the budget, the less interesting the characters become.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-damon/generally-the-bigger-the-budget-the-less-interesting-the-characters/)

[Matt Damon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-damon/)

> [Listen, here's the thing. If you can't spot the sucker in the first half hour at the table, then you ARE the sucker.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-damon/listen-here-s-the-thing-if-you-can-t-spot-the-sucker-in-the-first/)

[Matt Damon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-damon/)

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