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
People ascribe a certain kind of silliness to the movie business. Everybody feels like, "In the movies, they do crazy stuff." — Ben Affleck Copy Share Image
Nobody goes to a movie and watches the script. There is a lot of other stuff going on. — Ben Affleck Copy Share Image
I simply asked if I could have a go at adapting a screenplay. But I did not want any money, in case… — 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
The one benefit of having done all kinds of movies as an actor is, you learn the pros and cons of being… — Ben Affleck Copy Share Image
I'm sure I can make a movie that doesn't feel like a seventies movie! But the truth is, that's my favorite era… — Ben Affleck Copy Share Image
You're basically the sum of all the experiences you've ever had, and they're sort of shaken up in you and reproduced in… — 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
Not that it entirely matters: There is a perception that all actors make their movies. A lot of people assume you're responsible.… — Ben Affleck Copy Share Image
The first 'Star Wars' movie had come out in 1977 and had become this huge phenomenon with all the toys and everything… — 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 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
I have a lot of influences. I like to sit down with the cinematographer a month before, and we'll watch pieces of… — 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
It's been reinforced to me, and it's a little cliche, but I've learned that you can't make a movie that even works,… — 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
Making movies has become such a golden ring, and it's all such a big business, that the rewards system has gotten totally… — 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
I knew I had to get out of Boston and stop making movies there, at least for one movie, otherwise no one… — Ben Affleck Copy Share Image
No matter what you're doing, if you're trying to make a movie, you need to be working with people that are really… — Ben Affleck Copy Share Image
God help me if I ever do another movie with an explosion in it. If you see me in a movie where… — 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… — 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
