A friend of my mom's was a casting director so, really as kind of a lark, I had a couple of acting jobs that had just enough exposure to give me the option to continue if I wanted to. I followed through with it. Ben Affleck actcastcontinue share on social
I'm much more interested in what an actor has to say about something substantial and important than who they're dating or what clothes they're wearing or some other asinine, insignificant aspect of their life. Ben Affleck actorasinineaspect share on social
I really think that everybody would like to be an actor. Why wouldn't they? It's great work if you can get it. The one thing that prevents most people from saying, 'I'm just gonna go to Hollywood!' is that it seems unrealistic. Ben Affleck actorgonnagreat share on social
I like roundtables because you can talk more directly to people. And you also can get kind of a vibe on what a journalist's take is on something, and have a conversation with them more. Ben Affleck conversationdirectlyjournalist Change image and share on social
As an actor, you can steer a scene in another direction by playing it a little differently. And honestly? I like being an actor, and I want to keep having a career. Ben Affleck actorcareerdifferently Change image and share on social
I've never held myself up particularly high when I had movies that worked, and I never held myself all that low when I had failures. Ben Affleck failurehavehigh Change image and share on social
I've learned to think, I may succeed or fail, but I'm going to do so on the merit of my own instincts. Ben Affleck failhaveinstinct Change image and share on social
I'm not the type of guy who enjoys one-night stands. It leaves me feeling very empty and cynical. It's not even fun sexually. I need to feel something for the woman and entertain the vain hope that it may lead to a relationship. Ben Affleck cynicalemptyenjoy share on social
I didn't do anything for two years but work on 'Gone Baby Gone,' and it was miserable and hard, but at the end? It is a good movie. I liked it very much. If it had been dismissed and deemed worthless, it would been definitely devastating. But that didn't happen. Ben Affleck babydeemdevastate share on social
