The Oscar-winner also says that Bono name-checking him at a U2 gig in Dublin is one of his "best moments ever". When Matt visited Ireland back in 2015 with his family, he attended U2's concert at the 3Arena. "Aside from my wedding day and the birth of my children, that may be the best moment ever. I thought, ‘Holy s***, is this actually happening?" he says.
Matt Damon admits that he was so blown away by the picturesque beauty of our country that he now harbours romantic notions of one day having his own place on the West Coast of Ireland.
"How awesome would that be? Watching the Atlantic crashing over the Irish cliffs, the rain coming down, the grey skies. I love the weather," the 46-year-old movie star stated.
“That whole geographical area, from Cork to Kerry, Galway, that environment is like nowhere, it’s good for the health. All that air. I just have this image, this dream of sitting atop of the lighthouse, looking out to sea, and how beautiful and peaceful that must be. I don’t know if you can buy those, wouldn’t they be State-owned? If you could, I’d do it."
But he jokingly told The Sun newspaper that he'll have to run the idea by his better half first. "Well I’d run it past my wife first, then I’d do it.”