After splitting from Matt Damon, Minnie Driver shares advice she would give to her former self
When Minnie shared her comment on Instagram, she reflected on feeling “devastated” after Matt broke up with her just weeks before. Her response was to the “raw and vulnerable” moment that she experienced. Looking back, Minnie said that if she could go back in time, she would reassure herself that everything would be okay.
With hindsight, Minnie shared, “From this vantage point—you know, 20/20 vision much later in my life,” she added, “I wish I could have told her, ‘Honey, it’s cool. Like you can celebrate, and life’s gonna be great, and beautiful, and hard and amazing. And you’re gonna love again. It’ll be fine.'”
Despite her reflection, Minnie expressed a desire for more empathy from the public during that time.
“A heartbreak is private,” she noted, “And then if you’re an actress, it can be very public. So maybe just us all relating to each other a bit more as humans and we have these similar experiences through different lenses—perhaps we can treat each other all a bit more kindly.”