The Informant star Matt Damon said he still has to ‘digest’ the news that Oprah Winfrey is quitting her talk show.

Winfrey, 55, recently announced that she is to end her chat show in 2011 after 20 years on the air.

Damon, 39, was at a screening of his new documentary in New York when he was asked about Winfrey’s decision to quit the show.

He said: “I just heard that and I’m shocked… But I’m sure that whatever she does will have a lasting and positive impact on American culture.

“She’s just an incredible human being, and I don’t think she’s going to disappear. It would be amazing to not have her in front of you every day in your living room.

“I still have to digest it. She’s done quite a bit, to say the least, over the last 25 years. She’s got to do what feels right for her. She’s certainly earned that right.”