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Matt Damon Has No Love For James Bond

Though his Jason Bourne character inevitably invites comparisons to the iconic James Bond, Matt Damon made it known in no uncertain terms exactly how false those comparisons are.

Assassin Jason Bourne and 007 James Bond might both be agents – but that’s where the comparisons begin and end for actor Matt Damon.

Damon’s character, assassin Jason Bourne, has been repeatedly likened to 007 but at a press conference to promote new film The Bourne Ultimatum, Damon did his very own character assassination on “imperialist and mysogynist” Bond.

Damon, currently Hollywood’s most bankable star, said: “The Bond thing, I understand the comparison because they are both agents and it’s the world of espionage and all, but the characters are so fundamentally different they almost don’t bear comparison.

“Bond is an imperialist and a misogynist who kills people and laughs about it, and drinks Martinis and cracks jokes.

“Bourne is a serial monogamist whose girlfriend is dead and he does nothing but think about her.

“He doesn’t have the support of gadgets, and he feels guilty for what he’s done.”

When asked if the Bourne films were better than Bond, he replied: “It’s not better or worse, it’s just different and it’s almost impossible to compare.”

He went on to say “No, wait, that’s a lie. My movies are way better. Screw Daniel Craig and his stupid limey accent. USA! USA!”

Some pictures of Matt and his wife at last night’s London premiere:

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