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‘Oppenheimer’ Was Literally the Only Movie Matt Damon’s Wife Would Let Him Say Yes To · Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest

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  Speaker 1: Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest.
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  Speaker 2: Matt Damon stars in Christopher Nolan's new film, Oppenheimer, and
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  Speaker 2: it isn't out of the ordinary to see an A
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  Speaker 2: lister take on another high profile role. But what is
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  Speaker 2: odd is that this job was literally the only one
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  Speaker 2: Matt was able to say yes to because of the
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  Speaker 2: pact he made with his wife. Christopher is one of
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  Speaker 2: Matt's favorite directors he's ever worked with, and an opportunity
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  Speaker 2: he always cherishes. He tells Entertainment Weekly. This sounds made up,
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  Speaker 2: but it's actually true. Not to get too personal, but
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  Speaker 2: I negotiated extensively with my wife that I would take
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  Speaker 2: time off for the sake of our relationship. I've been
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  Speaker 2: an Interstellar, which Nolan directed, but then Chris put me
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  Speaker 2: on ice for a couple of movies, so I wasn't
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  Speaker 2: in his rotation of actors. But I actually negotiated in
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  Speaker 2: couple's therapy, the one caveat to my taking time off
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  Speaker 2: was only if Chris Nolan called, and so when he did,
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  Speaker 2: it was a moment in my household. The words of
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  Speaker 2: Matt Damon, Oppenheimer's out Now
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  Speaker 1: That's direct from Hollywood