#2440 - Matt Damon & Ben Affleck
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What is discussed at the start of this section?
the joe rogan experience train by day joe rogan podcast by night all day that's wild i went in because i came in from miami i think i was living at the time and i went in and uh and uh I'm sitting in the waiting room and it was like on a Sunday because I was like, I'm only in town for you. And Stan was like, I'll come into the office. I'm like, thank you so much. I had to have a filling or whatever I needed. It's kind of an emergency. So I'm sitting in the thing and I'm not getting called in. No, no, there's not even a receptionist. And Stan comes out with his mask on.
No, the first thing I hear is, pig fucker, fucking cock sucker.
And I'm like, what is happening in there? It's in the other room. And Stan comes in, he goes, sorry. He goes, I'll be with you soon. He goes, I got Hunter in the chair. And he goes back. And I hear, listen to Hunter Thompson swear for like 15 minutes. I'm like, this is amazing. And then Stan goes, okay, come on back. And Hunter's kind of getting out. And he goes, oh, you're sitting down with this guy? He's a fucking assassin. And then he goes, and he's got this jug of clear fluid. And he's like, you're going to need a sip of this. And I'm like, oh my God, this is fucking Hunter S. Thompson's moonshine.
I'm like, this is fucking amazing.
I'm talking to this dude for 30 seconds and I'm getting a sip. And it was like 10 in the morning on a Sunday. Yeah. He was halfway through the jug.
Where was this?
In Beverly Hills. Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah, Brentwood. Yeah, Brentwood was Stan's office.
Oh, my God. That's amazing.
It really was amazing. So I had probably a total of seven minutes with him, and it was like I could not have been a better seven minutes.
That's incredible. I went to the Woody Creek Tavern just to go there because I know he used to go there. Yeah. And you could feel him in the building.
you know there's all the pictures in the walls this cool little place i mean those books hell's angels and and you know fear and loathing is some of the best writing i just like he really had his own voice rum diary spectacular you know it was like really descriptive and punchy and interesting and up and he also just lived that life it was like fear and loathing changed my life like reading that book was like
What the fuck? Like, what is this guy doing? There's grown men out there. Balding, grown men with spectacles running around with them. I think there's lizards in the fucking lounge. He's got a day trip bag filled with acid. Like, what the fuck are you doing, man?
And it's great shit. It's like you fucking feel like you're on the adventure with him, you know?
Yeah.
What memorable encounter did they have with Hunter S. Thompson?
No, it's interesting to watch the evolution of his writing, too. You know, like, I read Hell's Angels, and it's, like, very different. Yeah, it's early.
He's kind of restrained, and he was quite, like— For that, I think it was edgy sort of for the time. You know, like, oh, you're gonna get beaten, chain whipped and stomped by the Angels. And that was really edgy. And by the time they got into, what, a sphere loading in 72 or something like that, he was just out there. He found his voice.
He did find his voice. He was supposed to be covering a race for, like, Sports Illustrated. Yeah. You're loathing when I read a book about how I fucking lost my mind. Great. It's great, Hunter. We'll take it. Well, hey, it's very nice to meet you guys. I've met you before, but it's very nice to meet you.
It's a pleasure, man.
Thank you very much. I love the fucking movie. The rip is great. It's really good. It's so original, and it's so different. You know, it's like I love those kind of movies, but it's not like any one that I've ever seen before. Really solid movie. Thanks, dude. Thank you. It was awesome.
So much better than you hating it.
The interviews where they're like, so I saw the movie.
Anyway, how you guys been? We've had a lot of those. The press junkets where they come in and the first thing that you know the movie sucks. If they don't ask you anything about the movie, they come in and they go, so how you been?
And you're like, oh shit, this is going to be bad.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is discussed at the start of this section?
0:00–2:47
2
What memorable encounter did they have with Hunter S. Thompson?
2:47–12:29
3
How has the film industry changed with streaming services?
12:29–37:45
4
What insights do they share about the evolution of storytelling in film?
37:45–1:16:23
5
What insights do Matt Damon and Ben Affleck share about personal motivations in storytelling?
1:16:23–1:16:38
6
How do Matt Damon and Ben Affleck perceive the impact of public scrutiny on celebrities?
1:16:38–1:16:50
7
What is the significance of forgiveness and redemption in their discussions?
1:16:50–1:17:09
8
How do they address the challenges of aging in the film industry?
1:17:09–2:23:52