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Ben Affleck Quotes

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 know if I had any more talent than anyone else directing, but I knew I could work hard at it, and so I did Picture Quote #1

I'm much more interested in what an actor has to say about something substantial and important than who they're dating or what clothes they're wearing or some other asinine, insignificant aspect of their life Picture Quote #1

I'm not the type of guy who enjoys one night stands. It leaves me feeling very empty and cynical. It's not even fun sexually. I need to feel something for the woman and entertain the vain hope that it may lead to a relationship Picture Quote #1

God help me if I ever do another movie with an explosion in it. If you see me in a movie where stuff is exploding you’ll know I’ve lost all my money Picture Quote #1

I grew up in a home environment where I wasn’t getting esteem for anything I did Picture Quote #1

I’ve never held myself up particularly high when I had movies that worked, and I never held myself all that low when I had failures Picture Quote #1

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My movies are unadorned, they’re not particularly fancy, I think they’re kind of workmanlike in some ways, focusing on the writing and the acting Picture Quote #1

Sure, I suffered a lot. But it’s not like the end of the world and it’s not who I am. I lead quite a pleasant life and I’m able to divorce a perceived reality from my actual experience of life Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 the things you create, and that includes seeing movies Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 being me Picture Quote #1

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When I look up at the screen and see myself I always have to laugh. Not because I think I’m doing a horrible job, quite the contrary, I just feel it’s so surreal to feel like one person can entertain so many at one time Picture Quote #1

You wasted $150,000 on an education you could have got for a buck fifty in late charges at the public library Picture Quote #1

It doesn’t matter how you get knocked down in life, because that’s going to happen. All that matters is that you gotta get up Picture Quote #1

Memories, all those little experiences make up the fabric of our lives and on balance, I wouldn’t want to erase any of them, tempting though it may be Picture Quote #1

They say money can’t buy happiness? Look at the smile on my face. Ear to ear, baby! Picture Quote #1

No matter how much you change, you still got to pay the price for the things you’ve done Picture Quote #1

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I have three women in the house. I get to be wrong three times a day Picture Quote #1

There are two things for a marriage to be good. One is to work hard on it. The other one is to marry above you. And I succeeded at both of those Picture Quote #1

There is currency to celebrity, or celebrity is a currency... You can spend it in a lot of ways, or you can squander it. You can be taxed, as well. I really started thinking long and hard about how to use that currency as long as I had it Picture Quote #1

After 2000 or so, I started to realize I wanted to be doing something else. I didn’t want to be in front of a camera. I was frustrated. I didn’t think I would stop acting, but I didn’t want to be seen Picture Quote #1

I like roundtables because you can talk more directly to people. And you also can get kind of a vibe on what a journalist’s take is on something, and have a conversation with them more Picture Quote #1

People decided that I was the frat guy, even though I’ve never been inside a fraternity, or the guy who beat them up at school, even though that wasn’t me at all Picture Quote #1

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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 short and needed someone who knew screen direction, I would jump in. It would be horrible, but it led to a short, then another, and another. It was like student films Picture Quote #1

I’m not the most loathsome man in the world. I’ve dropped to number nine Picture Quote #1

One guy told me I was a great actor, I just would never be on the cover of a magazine Picture Quote #1

The trap for an actor is that you become too successful at what you’re trying to do, and you can find yourself stuck there Picture Quote #1

As an actor, you can steer a scene in another direction by playing it a little differently. And honestly? I like being an actor, and I want to keep having a career Picture Quote #1

There’s a lot of noise in the world, and the internet magnifies that energy Picture Quote #1

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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 know if I had any more talent than anyone else directing, but I knew I could work hard at it, and so I did (Ben Affleck Quotes) I'm much more interested in what an actor has to say about something substantial and important than who they're dating or what clothes they're wearing or some other asinine, insignificant aspect of their life (Ben Affleck Quotes) I'm not the type of guy who enjoys one night stands. It leaves me feeling very empty and cynical. It's not even fun sexually. I need to feel something for the woman and entertain the vain hope that it may lead to a relationship (Ben Affleck Quotes) God help me if I ever do another movie with an explosion in it. If you see me in a movie where stuff is exploding you’ll know I’ve lost all my money (Ben Affleck Quotes) I grew up in a home environment where I wasn’t getting esteem for anything I did (Ben Affleck Quotes) I’ve never held myself up particularly high when I had movies that worked, and I never held myself all that low when I had failures (Ben Affleck Quotes) My movies are unadorned, they’re not particularly fancy, I think they’re kind of workmanlike in some ways, focusing on the writing and the acting (Ben Affleck Quotes) Sure, I suffered a lot. But it’s not like the end of the world and it’s not who I am. I lead quite a pleasant life and I’m able to divorce a perceived reality from my actual experience of life (Ben Affleck Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 the things you create, and that includes seeing movies (Ben Affleck Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 being me (Ben Affleck Quotes) When I look up at the screen and see myself I always have to laugh. Not because I think I’m doing a horrible job, quite the contrary, I just feel it’s so surreal to feel like one person can entertain so many at one time (Ben Affleck Quotes) You wasted $150,000 on an education you could have got for a buck fifty in late charges at the public library (Ben Affleck Quotes) It doesn’t matter how you get knocked down in life, because that’s going to happen. All that matters is that you gotta get up (Ben Affleck Quotes) Memories, all those little experiences make up the fabric of our lives and on balance, I wouldn’t want to erase any of them, tempting though it may be (Ben Affleck Quotes) They say money can’t buy happiness? Look at the smile on my face. Ear to ear, baby! (Ben Affleck Quotes) No matter how much you change, you still got to pay the price for the things you’ve done (Ben Affleck Quotes) I have three women in the house. I get to be wrong three times a day (Ben Affleck Quotes) There are two things for a marriage to be good. One is to work hard on it. The other one is to marry above you. And I succeeded at both of those (Ben Affleck Quotes) There is currency to celebrity, or celebrity is a currency... You can spend it in a lot of ways, or you can squander it. You can be taxed, as well. I really started thinking long and hard about how to use that currency as long as I had it (Ben Affleck Quotes) After 2000 or so, I started to realize I wanted to be doing something else. I didn’t want to be in front of a camera. I was frustrated. I didn’t think I would stop acting, but I didn’t want to be seen (Ben Affleck Quotes) I like roundtables because you can talk more directly to people. And you also can get kind of a vibe on what a journalist’s take is on something, and have a conversation with them more (Ben Affleck Quotes) People decided that I was the frat guy, even though I’ve never been inside a fraternity, or the guy who beat them up at school, even though that wasn’t me at all (Ben Affleck Quotes) 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 short and needed someone who knew screen direction, I would jump in. It would be horrible, but it led to a short, then another, and another. It was like student films (Ben Affleck Quotes) I’m not the most loathsome man in the world. I’ve dropped to number nine (Ben Affleck Quotes) One guy told me I was a great actor, I just would never be on the cover of a magazine (Ben Affleck Quotes) The trap for an actor is that you become too successful at what you’re trying to do, and you can find yourself stuck there (Ben Affleck Quotes) As an actor, you can steer a scene in another direction by playing it a little differently. And honestly? I like being an actor, and I want to keep having a career (Ben Affleck Quotes) There’s a lot of noise in the world, and the internet magnifies that energy (Ben Affleck Quotes)

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