Just because a lot of people know something nominal doesn’t make it important. A lot of people know what a pencil sharpener is, but that doesn’t make it the most important invention of the 20th century.
BEN AFFLECKI’m always described as ‘cocksure’ or ‘with a swagger,’ and that bears no resemblance to who I feel like inside. I feel plagued by insecurity.
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The thing about online gambling is that it’s never away, it’s always accessible. And so, if you have an issue with gambling, it’s designed to take advantage of that.
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Marriage hasn’t been my thing. But gay people, knock yourselves out!
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Anybody tells you that money is the root of all evil doesn’t have any.
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I’m human, just like anybody else.
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The best cure for a hangover is something one straight man can’t do for another straight man.
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It wasn’t my childhood fantasy to work with Truffaut or be in obscure films. I like Midnight Run better than I like The Bicycle Thief. It was films like Die Hard and Bladerunner that made me want to be an actor.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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I dyed my hair for photo tests… I kept it because when am I ever going to be blond again?
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Sometimes I get insecure about being a real director because I look at the great directors, and they have such command. But maybe that keeps me critical of myself. Maybe it keeps me moving forward.
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You get old, you slow down.
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Sometimes the people we meet change us forever.
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I feel like casting is the most important aspect of making movies.
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There’s a lot of noise in the world, and the internet magnifies that energy.
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