At a certain point, some things in your life shouldn't be used to sell movies. Hey, I have two sphincters! See my… — Ben Affleck Copy Share Image
(As) a director who is a writer, I have respect for writers, so I'm less likely to step on an idea or… — Ben Affleck Copy Share Image
My movies are unadorned, they're not particularly fancy, I think they're kind of workmanlike in some ways, focusing on the writing and… — Ben Affleck Copy Share Image
I've never held myself up particularly high when I had movies that worked, and I never held myself all that low when… — Ben Affleck Copy Share Image
Everyone has a different approach, but I like to shoot a lot of film anyway. — Ben Affleck Copy Share Image
I really feel that's part of why audiences go to movies now is to take you to a world you have no… — Ben Affleck Copy Share Image
Directing is monumentally complicated and it's a function of all the time you pay to it. I think it would be great… — Ben Affleck Copy Share Image
I like acting for myself as a director. I act and I know that I'll have a chance to have some say… — Ben Affleck Copy Share Image
Every single director-actor I talked to, from Warren Beatty to Clint Eastwood to George Clooney, said the biggest mistake they made is… — Ben Affleck Copy Share Image
To answer the question, though: I didn't always want to direct. I just liked the idea of it. If a friend was… — Ben Affleck Copy Share Image
I kinda see my current position like this: Here's your five minutes in the toy store, so you gotta do all the… — Ben Affleck Copy Share Image
I didn't do anything for two years but work on 'Gone Baby Gone,' and it was miserable and hard, but at the… — Ben Affleck Copy Share Image
I don't want to jump off the roof or jump for joy depending on my movie reviews, or whether it makes money.… — Ben Affleck Copy Share Image
I never know what my next move will be in Hollywood. It's such an unpredictable town. People get jaded and lost and… — Ben Affleck Copy Share Image
I started as a child, in this PBS series 'Voyage of the Mimi,' which led to driving down to New York for… — Ben Affleck Copy Share Image
I've consciously taken on material that's a bit too much for me but not an overreach. The first movie, just about performances.… — Ben Affleck Copy Share Image
I learned that as a director, you're around all these talented people, so you have this window that all these really good… — Ben Affleck Copy Share Image
Jen came first, and then they wanted to cast somebody that would... Kevin liked the idea of having a kind of The… — Ben Affleck Copy Share Image
[Directing first film:] I was terrified, it was really very scary because there is a lot of responsibility. I think I was… — Ben Affleck Copy Share Image
Sometimes I get insecure about being a real director because I look at the great directors, and they have such command. But… — Ben Affleck Copy Share Image
It wasn't my childhood fantasy to work with Truffaut or be in obscure films. I like Midnight Run better than I like… — Ben Affleck Copy Share Image
What happens is this sort of bleed-over from the tabloids across your movie work. You go to a movie, you only go once. But… — Ben Affleck Copy Share
Never film yourself having sex. You think you'll look powerful and vital, but you don't. You look like a sick, shivering polar bear. — Ben Affleck Copy Share
No matter how much you change, you still got to pay the price for the things you’ve done. — Ben Affleck Copy Share
All I do, really, is go to work and try to be professional, be on time and be prepared. — Ben Affleck Copy Share
On the night of the awards, I carried the Oscar around waist-high. I never had so many women ask me 'Can I touch it?'… — Ben Affleck Copy Share
Not that it entirely matters: There is a perception that all actors make their movies. A lot of people assume you're responsible. George Clooney… — Ben Affleck Copy Share
I just feel like sometimes I'm a force to be dealt with. My talents are sometimes overused and also sometimes underused. It's not easy… — Ben Affleck Copy Share
To answer the question, though: I didn't always want to direct. I just liked the idea of it. If a friend was making a… — Ben Affleck Copy Share
But when I felt like I had something to prove? Then I got up early every morning and worked all day long. I didn't… — Ben Affleck Copy Share
I feel things more deeply... anything to do with kids. It just makes a big difference in my life... Having a child is like… — Ben Affleck Copy Share
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 Copy Share
I flew back just in time to pick up a toilet seat for my girlfriend. It didn't go over that well. I thought, 'It's… — Ben Affleck Copy Share
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