Matt Damon has recently admitted he wanted his friend Ben Affleck to step down from the lead role in his film Argo just because he wanted the part for himself.
The Contagion star, who has always been close friends with Affleck, admitted he wanted Ben Affleck to 'fire' himself from his new film so he could step in as the lead actor. But with Ben Affleck also directing the film, things didn't go as the star thought they would..
Damon told BangShowbiz: "Ben's making a great movie now called Argo. It's really, really good."
"I can't get him to put me in it because he took the best role. He took the lead. I called him and was like, 'Dude, why don't you fire yourself and put me in it man? I'd be great in this.' "
But the actor still hopes to work alongside his Ocean's 11 co-star in the future.
"We really want to work together again. We have a couple of things we're developing, so we're hoping we can work together."
Damon also spoke about his friend's career and admitted he was relieved that Affleck had his professional life back on track after starring in box-office flops.
"That was really hard for me to watch as his friend, because I didn't think it was fair to him," Damon explained.
"It's more of a relief to me, to be honest. As his writing partner, I know how great he is. I always knew that better than anybody, so now I just feel vindicated. Everything is right with the Force again."
Matt Damon will next be seen in Contagion, which will be released October 21.
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