Matt Damon Won’t Go Back to Extreme Weight Changes for Roles

At 55, Matt Damon underwent a major body transformation for Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, dropping to about 167 pounds and cutting gluten to portray Odysseus, a process he says was healthy and intentional. He notes he’d do this kind of diet change again only if it’s safe and necessary, but he won’t gain weight the way he did for The Informant! (about 30 pounds) earlier in his career.