If you think Hollywood is depressing and corrupt, politics is really depressing and corrupt -- and fueled even more than Hollywood by… — 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
Family is a wonderful thing, but it doesn't mean you can't do other stuff in your life. In fact, having a family… — Ben Affleck Copy Share Image
There is currency to celebrity, or celebrity is a currency... You can spend it in a lot of ways, or you can… — Ben Affleck Copy Share Image
I think we all like to see ourselves as good dads, but there's also that fear, 'Oh, I don't want to be… — Ben Affleck Copy Share Image
After 2000 or so, I started to realize I wanted to be doing something else. I didn't want to be in front… — Ben Affleck Copy Share Image
I don't think the government should be involved in any way in people's bedrooms or lives. With so much hatred and unpleasantness… — 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
People think you have this exciting and romantic life, because you project this exciting, romantic life on screen. But in reality you're… — Ben Affleck Copy Share Image
It's much nicer to be praised than to be damned. But you have to have a certain sense of your own priorities… — Ben Affleck Copy Share Image
I think I'd rather tell the truth and say what I believe in and make people unhappy than sort of pretend to… — Ben Affleck Copy Share Image
When I look up at the screen and see myself I always have to laugh. Not because I think I'm doing a… — Ben Affleck Copy Share Image
I remember back when I was a kid there was a comic strip called Plastic Man. His body was elastic and he… — Ben Affleck Copy Share Image
No actor forgets the times he couldn't get a job. I think everyone doing this operates from that fear. You don't want… — Ben Affleck Copy Share Image
I like to think that if I were gay I would be out. Rupert Everett-style. — Ben Affleck Copy Share Image
I really think that everybody would like to be an actor. Why wouldn't they? It's great work if you can get it.… — 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
Persia is very different from the Arab Middle East in terms of architecture and language. Even though we think of them as… — Ben Affleck Copy Share Image
I like the incongruity of how in Iran, these people we think of as being revolutionaries or fanatics or whatever are just… — 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
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 Image
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 Image
No matter how much you change, you still got to pay the price for the things you’ve done. — Ben Affleck Copy Share Image
All I do, really, is go to work and try to be professional, be on time and be prepared. — Ben Affleck Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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