The first time Damon was cast as Bourne in Bourne Identity, the film’s director, Tony Gilroy, felt the need to warn him. Gilroy was worried that Damon wouldn’t be comfortable playing a ...

that “The Bourne Identity” was going to be a big deal. So I deferred a semester. Two “Bourne” movies later, I finally graduated, in 2005. Those films were a major turning point for me.