Youre basically the sum of all the experiences youve ever had, and theyre sort of shaken up in you and reproduced in the things you create, and that includes seeing movies. – Ben Affleck

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

Ive 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