Not that it entirely matters: There is a perception that all actors make their movies. A lot of people assume youre responsible. George Clooney told me actors get all of the blame and all the credit. – Ben Affleck
Marriage hasnt been my thing. But gay people, knock yourselves out! – Ben Affleck
My movies are unadorned, theyre not particularly fancy, I think theyre kind of workmanlike in some ways, focusing on the writing and the acting. – Ben Affleck
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
The human condition is such that pain and effort are not just symptoms which can be removed without changing life itself; they are the modes in which life itself, together with the necessity to which it is bound, makes itself felt. For mortals, the easy life of the gods would be a lifeless life. – Hannah Arendt