Matt Damon Says He Was Pushed to the Brink While Playing Odysseus
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“MATT DAMON SAYS HE WAS PUSHED TO THE BRINK WHILE PLAYING ODYSSEUS”
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Matt Damon says playing Odysseus pushed him to the brink!
Odysseus, hero of Homer's Odyssey, spent 10 grueling years trying to return home after the Trojan War — one of literature's most psychologically complex heroes. Read about Odysseus at Wikipedia
Topic poll · all networksHomer's Odyssey, which Matt Damon's film adapts, has how many lines?
- Around 3,000 lines
- Around 7,500 lines
- Around 12,000 lines
- Around 24,000 lines
Guess, then reveal the answer
Around 12,000 lines