Matt Damon Steps Away From Acting at The Insider

Matt Damon is opening up about why exactly he decided to step away from his A-list day job until the year's end.

"I took time off from acting until the end of the year to be with my family and enjoy our new daughter," Matt told People magazine at a Barack Obama rally in Florida. "But it is my responsibility to thank the American people for taking an interest in the political process. And in the next two days, I am asking them not to get complacent," he said of the importance of voting.

This August, Matt and his wife Luciana welcomed a baby girl, Gia Zavala, who joined big sisters Isabella, 2, and Alexa, Luciana's daughter from a previous relationship.

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I just like how the celebrities think they know so much about politics. The majority of celebrities live a different lifestye than the american majority and believe they are better than that majority as so does the left wing of politics. Obama is a...

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Anonymous 11/2/08 Reply
Well good. Now I hope he'll step away from the TV cameras as well so we don't have to listen to his punditic stupidity.

Anonymous 11/2/08 Reply
hahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha Im laughing but really sad ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Anonymous 11/1/08 Reply
Matt Damon.

Anonymous 10/31/08 Reply
1. This article is about Matt Damon, not the presidential candidates.
2. I was hoping this article was saying he was stepping out of acting for good. oh well, one can dream...

Anonymous 10/31/08 Reply
PHEW!!! I thought Matt Damon was stepping away from acting for good!! that would be terrible!!!

Anonymous 10/30/08 Reply
Like my teenager told me "It's not the president that makes the choices here it's the 'CONGRESS" GALLERY.......................

vote for whomever, but they all lie what president actually made a difference for this country?

Anonymous 10/30/08 Reply
Isn't it nice that he can afford to take a break from work!

Dove61 10/30/08 Reply
Everything has come so easy for Matt that I'm sure the next step in his career will be in politic's...look at his past record and rethink where does he want to go next! Actor, Acadamy Winner, Writer, World Food Crisis, How did he get there? (Not...

Dove61 10/30/08 Reply
What make Palin inexperienced? Obama has only been a Senator for how many years? I think allot of people still have problems with dealing with women in general!!!

Anonymous 10/30/08 Reply
barack is an alien .....trust me ....he is begging for mercy to me.....

Anonymous 10/30/08 Reply
matt is the devil he needs psychological help....we heard amongst celeb circles

Anonymous 10/30/08 Reply
Sarah Palin is indeed inexperienced. However, so is Barack Obama. they both will learn on the job from excellent tutors and mentors.
1 party hollng both Congress and the White House has NEVER EVER proven good for the country!!!

Anonymous 10/30/08 Reply
I tihnk everyone should get their political advice from wealthy actors who have no concept of the real world. People who drive priuses and fly on privite planes by themselves certainly share the same concerns that all of us do. We certainly need...

Anonymous 10/29/08 Reply
- tihnk everyone should get their political advice from wealthy actors who have no concept of the real world. People who drive priuses and fly on privite planes by themselves certainly share the same concerns that all of us do. We certainly need more...
  
  Anonymous 10/30/08
- Share the wealth? You think it's fair for Obama to take away someones money simply because they're successful? Why is it when people hear "I'm gonna share the wealth", they crap themselves and assume they're gonna get free money from Obama? That's...
  
  Anonymous 10/30/08