Damon Regrets Weight Loss
26 July 2007
Damon Regrets Weight Loss
Actor Matt Damon regrets starving himself for his role in Courage Under Fire because it led to bad health.
Damon lost almost 50 pounds (3 stone 9 pounds) to realistically play the role of a heroin addict in the 1996 movie.
But The Departed star admits his strict exercise and diet regime was too dramatic.
He says, "I went too far. I got sick and I wouldn't do that again because it was just too much. At the same time it helped the performance. I didn't have to act at all - I was a wreck.
"I was getting dizzy spells and hot flashes. I didn't say anything to anyone for a while because I was afraid I might be really ill."
Damon lost almost 50 pounds (3 stone 9 pounds) to realistically play the role of a heroin addict in the 1996 movie.
But The Departed star admits his strict exercise and diet regime was too dramatic.
He says, "I went too far. I got sick and I wouldn't do that again because it was just too much. At the same time it helped the performance. I didn't have to act at all - I was a wreck.
"I was getting dizzy spells and hot flashes. I didn't say anything to anyone for a while because I was afraid I might be really ill."
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