Matt Damon has revealed that he wrestled to grow the essential facial hair for his role in True Grit.
The actor plays Texas Ranger La Boeuf in the Western movie – written and directed by Ethan and Joel Coen. The character needed ample sideburns and a moustache, but Damon explained that he found it difficult to grow them to the nice length.
The Belfast Telegraph quotes him as saying: “Luckily they can glue those on when I can’t grow them that big.”
He added overly wife Luciana Barroso was not best content with the fake facial hair, saying: “I wish I could [grow sideburns] but then I’m not sure my wife would be too happy in them. They had a lot of people on hand to help make me look smart in this movie.”
