Ben Affleck Quotes - Page 6

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• I simply asked if I could have a go at adapting a screenplay. But I did not want any money, in case I failed because I did not want a script out there with my name on it that might be completely dysfunctional.

  Ben Affleck

  Names, Want, Might

  Interview with Jack Foley, www.indielondon.co.uk.

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• Clearly, there's a real onus on you to do something correctly when everybody, at least in the United States, had a really clear, specific idea of what this guy looked like - and even more so, what he looked like as Clark Kent and as Superman. You have this whole vast audience of people who would be acutely aware of any deviation whatsoever and probably holding you to a slightly higher standard as a result.

  Ben Affleck

  Real, Ideas, People

  Interview with Rob Carnevale, www.indielondon.co.uk.

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• I've got to work really hard and I know exactly what I've achieved because I know how hard I've worked, and I make sure to work as hard as I absolutely possibly can, because I know that's the only shot I have at being successful.

  Ben Affleck

  Successful, Shots, Know How

  "The Hollywood Education of Ben Affleck, from ‘Chasing Amy,’ ‘Armageddon’ and ‘Shakespeare’ to his Second Act and ‘Argo’". Interview with Leonard Maltin, www.indiewire.com. February 13, 2013.

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• I learned that as a director, you're around all these talented people, so you have this window that all these really good ideas can come in to help your movie, so you're crazy to close them. You need to be inspiring people, engaging people. There are lots of people who are really good at their jobs but might not know or feel like they want to come up to people and get them to participate and want to do their best.

  Ben Affleck

  Jobs, Crazy, Ideas

  "The Hollywood Education of Ben Affleck, from ‘Chasing Amy,’ ‘Armageddon’ and ‘Shakespeare’ to his Second Act and ‘Argo’". Interview with Leonard Maltin, www.indiewire.com. February 13, 2013.

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• The first Star Wars movie had come out in 1977 and had become this huge phenomenon with all the toys and everything - it just kind of swept America.

  Ben Affleck

  Stars, War, America

  Interview with Gus Van Sant, www.interviewmagazine.com. November 11, 2012.

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• I'm terrible in the kitchen. I was mostly raised by my mother and she could cook, so I never perfected that skill. If I had to count on my own cooking to survive, I'd probably be thinner.

  Ben Affleck

  Mother, Skills, Cooking

  Mirror interview, www.mirror.co.uk. May 30, 2008.

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• I don't want to jump off the roof or jump for joy depending on my movie reviews, or whether it makes money. I think the larger, more meaningful things are family and the people you love.

  Ben Affleck

  Meaningful, Thinking, People

  Mirror interview, www.mirror.co.uk. May 30, 2008.

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• I love being a father, it's wonderful. It's changed my life. All the clichés are true.

  Ben Affleck

  Father, Love Is, Wonderful

  "Ben Affleck: I quit drinking to be good husband". Interview, www.mirror.co.uk. May 30, 2008.

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• I'm in the worst place you can be. I sell magazines and not movie tickets.

  Ben Affleck

  Magazines, Tickets, Worst

  Source: www.pbs.org

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• Jen came first, and then they wanted to cast somebody that would... Kevin liked the idea of having a kind of The Ghost of That Character kind of haunt the movie in a way throughout, by having Raquel look so much like her. And also, it was sort of serendipity. I mean, she was also the best actress. I mean, as you can see Raquel has a pretty appealing, engaging kind of precocious, sparkly quality that's... it was just luck really that she happened to the film.

  Ben Affleck

  Character, Mean, Ideas

  "Talking with the guy who gets Jersey Girl". Interview with Steve Head, ca.ign.com. March 24, 2004.

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• I like that best as I am so hairy.

  Ben Affleck

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• If I could be somebody, it'd definitely be Brad Pitt. I love the way he looks.

  Ben Affleck

  Looks, Way, Brad

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• One of the things it channelled in me was that experience that I'd had of wearing a big red leather thing on my upper torso in Daredevil with a mask I couldn't see through and an outfit that completely inhibited movement, feeling humiliated and like a fool. I just recalled that.

  Ben Affleck

  Feelings, Movement, Red

  "Hollywoodland - Ben Affleck interview". Interview with Rob Carnevale, www.indielondon.co.uk.

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• The one benefit of having done all kinds of movies as an actor is, you learn the pros and cons of being tempted to do a really big movie because it costs a lot of money.

  Ben Affleck

  Cost, Actors, Done

  "Oscar: Ben Affleck Q&A On 'The Town'". Interview with Mike Fleming Jr, deadline.com. November 26, 2010.

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• I think when you have children, it just changes your worldview.

  Ben Affleck

  Children, Thinking, Worldview

  Source: www.usmagazine.com

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• School plays are fine. Theater in school is fine.

  Ben Affleck

  School, Play, Theater

  Source: www.usmagazine.com

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• Everyone's entitled to express their political beliefs. I don't presume to tell anybody who to vote for. I am comfortable telling people what my opinions are.

  Ben Affleck

  People, Political, Belief

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I feel better about my life every day. My kids get older. My life is very rich and full of wonderful things. I've been very lucky, careerwise.

  Ben Affleck

  Kids, Feel Better, Lucky

  Source: www.usmagazine.com

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• I don't spend too much time just kicking back.

  Ben Affleck

  Kicking Back, Kicking, Too Much

  Source: www.usmagazine.com

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• It was a dreamlike time for me from December 1997 to March of '98. Before that, I was basically unknown. Then, bang! The starting gun fired, and everybody just started running. It was learn-on-the-job. And there were more opportunities for work than I had time to do them.

  Ben Affleck

  Running, Jobs, Gun

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• Persia is very different from the Arab Middle East in terms of architecture and language. Even though we think of them as one big Middle Eastern area, in truth, Persia's quite distinct.

  Ben Affleck

  Thinking, Middle East, Different

  "Oscars Q&A: Ben Affleck". Interview with Christy Grosz, deadline.com. December 18, 2012.

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• It takes time to develop a sense of humor, shared world views.

  Ben Affleck

  Views, World, Sense Of Humor

  "Oscars Q&A: Ben Affleck". Interview with Christy Grosz, deadline.com. December 18, 2012.

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• I have a promptness problem. I am a promptness-free zone.

  Ben Affleck

  Time, Problem, Promptness

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• (As) a director who is a writer, I have respect for writers, so I'm less likely to step on an idea or a line.

  Ben Affleck

  Ideas, Directors, Lines

  "Oscars Q&A: Ben Affleck". Interview with Christy Grosz, deadline.com. December 18, 201.

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• 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 told me actors get all of the blame and all the credit.

  Ben Affleck

  People, Perception, Credit

  ""Argo" director/star Ben Affleck grows smarter and more ambitious with each picture". Interview with Christopher Borrelli, www.chicagotribune.com. October 10, 2012.

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