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
My mother gets all mad at me if I stay in a hotel. I'm 31-years-old, and I don't want to sleep on… — Ben Affleck Copy Share Image
Nobody I represent is pretending to be the pope or a role model for young people. People have to live their lives.… — Ben Affleck Copy Share Image
I hate the whole reluctant sex-symbol thing. It's such bull. You see these dudes greased up, in their underwear, talking about how… — 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
I want to thank my wife who I don't normally usually associate with Iran. I want to thank you for working on… — Ben Affleck Copy Share Image
If you want to be able to use the powers of Flash and Wonder Woman and Cyborg, you have to have bad… — 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
But on balance, a performer wants to feel that there's something there which stands out because you put a lot of effort… — Ben Affleck Copy Share Image
One of the differences between now and then is that the idea of body image is a much bigger issue now. Back… — Ben Affleck Copy Share Image
You can say what you want about me. You can yell at me with a video camera and be TMZ. You can… — 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
As an actor, you can steer a scene in another direction by playing it a little differently. And honestly? I like being… — Ben Affleck Copy Share Image
It's important for me to try my hand at philanthropy because I want to leave behind a record of someone who did… — 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
Memories, all those little experiences make up the fabric of our lives and on balance, I wouldn't want to erase any of… — 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
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 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
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
