Matt Damon Lobbies for Monument Dedicated to Robin Williams [Video]

Matt Damon just revealed a proposal to install a statue of Robin Williams in Boston, Massachusetts, and he supports the idea. Damon told journalist Jake Hamilton that he was approached about putting a bronze statue of Williams in the Boston Public Garden – right where he and Damon filmed the iconic park bench scene for Good Will Hunting. Damon thought this was a great idea for Williams’ legacy and for the community.

“[An artist] proposed to us to do a bronze statue of Robin and permanently put it there,” Damon said in an interview for the Jake’s Takes YouTube channel. “The idea being that if you feel alone you can go sit next to him, which I think is the coolest idea. It would be the most beautiful installation and such a tribute to that guy, who I think would have loved that.”

Damon didn’t mention if the statue would be made to look …