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
Sure, I suffered a lot. But its not like the end of the world and its not who I am. I lead quite a pleasant life and Im able to divorce a perceived reality from my actual experience of life. – 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
Ive finally learnt how to say, No comment. To appear in the tabloids is a real learning curve and a steep one at that. You had better learn quick or you get burnt. – Ben Affleck
The cardinal sin in sports, what could really wreck it, is not cheating to win, which has gone on forever, but cheating to lose. That threatens a fundamental aspect of sports appeal, which is their spontaneity. If games are fixed, theyre no different from movies theyre scripted. – Michael Mandelbaum