Quote by Ben Affleck
A friend of my moms was a casting director so, really as kind of a

A friend of my moms was a casting director so, really as kind of a lark, I had a couple of acting jobs that had just enough exposure to give me the option to continue if I wanted to. I followed through with it. – Ben Affleck

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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 didnt 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

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I knew I had to get out of Boston and stop making movies there, at least for one movie, otherwise no one would ever consider me for a movie that took place south of Providence. – Ben Affleck

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I grew up in a home environment where I wasnt getting esteem for anything I did. – Ben Affleck

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Something my mom taught me when I was little is that everything happens for a reason. – Shawn Johnson

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My mom was a seamstress, and I wish Id learned to sew because Im obsessed with Project Runway! – Carmen Electra

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From the very start of all of this, my mom has read the scripts first. And if she liked something, she let me read it. She told our agent what kinds of parts that we would want. – Anna Chlumsky

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I really like Calvin Klein for his classic simplicity. I also think Prabal Gurung designs some great pieces that work well for me. My mom has such great style shes my biggest influence. – Isabelle Fuhrman

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When people talk of the freedom of writing, speaking or thinking I cannot choose but laugh. No such thing ever existed. No such thing now exists but I hope it will exist. But it must be hundreds of years after you and I shall write and speak no more. – John Adams

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