Matt Damon has said that he "fell into a depression" while working on a movie which was not what he "hoped it would be."
The actor, who stars in the Christopher Nolan's upcoming Oppenheimer with Cillian Murphy, did not name the film in question but recalled that he began to lose hope the longer the project went on.
Speaking to YouTube channel Jake’s Takes, Damon said, "Without naming any particular movies…sometimes you find yourself in a movie that you know, perhaps, might not be what you had hoped it would be, and you’re still making it.
"And I remember halfway through production, and you’ve still got months to go, and you’ve taken your family somewhere, you know, and you’ve inconvenienced them, and I remember my wife pulling me up because I fell into a depression about like, what have I done?"
The actor has starred in acclaimed films Good Will Hunting, The Talented Mr Ripley and The Martian but some of his more recent projects, such as 2017’s Suburbicon and Downsizing, did not fare so well with critics.
In the new interview, the actor also recalled the reaction of his wife, Luciana Barroso.
"She just said, 'We’re here now.’ You know, and it was like… I do pride myself, in a large part because of her, at being a professional actor and what being a professional actor means is you go, and you do the 15-hour day and give it absolutely everything, even in what you know is going to be a losing effort.
"And if you can do that with the best possible attitude, then you’re a pro, and she really helped me with that."
Damon plays Lieutenant General Leslie Groves in Oppenheimer, which is due in cinemas on 21 July.
