Matt Damon Explains Why He Had 'Trouble' Watching 'Ripley' After Playing Role in 'The Talented Mr. Ripley'

Matt Damon is opening up about his role in The Talented Mr. Ripley.

The 53-year-old actor spoke to IndieWire about making the 1999 thriller.

The character of Mr. Ripley was recently revived for a Netflix series starring Andrew Scott, following the 1955 novel. As a result of the success of the series, he reflected whether he would ever be interested in revisiting the character.

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“I don’t know,” he said. “You know, I associate the one that we did so much with Anthony Minghella, who’s passed away now, that I don’t know.”

“I even had trouble watching the new one, as beautiful as it was and as great as everybody was. It was hard at first for me to sink back into it just because I have so many great memories, but they’re all wrapped up in these personal feelings about the experience,” he admitted.

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