I love getting ready to do a scene, and thinking about it, and talking about it. But the rest of the time, I'm so nervous and obsessed. I'm just tearing my hair out in the trailer. The whole time I'm really tense.
I didn't have to audition. That's common, but it had never happened to me before. Normally, I hate auditioning. I need to stew and think When a performance isn't working, it's usually because the actor is trying to do something and they're not able to express their idea very well. It's a muddled expression. Why can't people just say they were moved? Why do they have to say it's sappy? I had a public school education - 3, kids when I was there.
And there were a lot of teachers who would just sit there. You'd come in and sign your name and the teacher would just sit there at the head of the class and you would literally just have to stay in your seat for 40 minutes and that was the only thing you'd have to do in class. I don't want to be known as someone who is deliberately trying to do things that are not commercial!
That is not a good reputation to have when you're trying to be a working actor. If you look at the paths of other actors, most people have a curve where you hit it and there's a time where you make a lot of money and they let you make your movies, and then they take it away and it's gone.
I think David Letterman is a genius. Night after night he is funny and smart. He seems to really enjoy his jokes. They seem connected to who he really is. I like watching him, and there is no one better at turning an awkward moment into something very funny. There's really nothing I can do about it.
Other than live my life the way I know I live it and to speak to what my own values are and how I try to live by them all the time. View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro.
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Summer Phoenix 3 June - 15 September divorced 2 children. Ben Affleck and Casey Affleck have been there for each other as they've reached great heights in Hollywood, Ben triumphing as a triple-threat filmmaker and Casey now the reigning Best Actor Oscar winner for his impossibly nuanced performance in Manchester by the Sea. More notably, they've been there for each other when everything turned to crap, through the proverbial and literal Gigli s of life.
Both brothers, the only children of parents Timothy Affleck and Chris Anne Boldt , started acting as kids in the s. And yes, while Ben became the bigger name early on, Casey has been standing out in meaty supporting roles or in smaller films, starting with 's To Die For , for nearly as long. They've also worked on four movies together, including one co-written Good Will Hunting and one directed and written Gone Baby Gone by Affleck. It's great," Casey told The Scotsman in , referring to the surplus press Gone Baby Gone got because it was Affleck's feature directorial debut.
I haven't done many movies that I've been proud of. The ones I've loved, other people haven't responded to. Some headlines over the years have tried to paint the Affleck brothers' relationship as more of a heated rivalry than a mutual support system, with the theme being that Ben's the big star but Casey's the real actor and one or the other must hate that, but there's been no evidence of any real rift between the two.
Those divisive stories more often include outside judgment regarding the brothers' respective skill sets than they do any knowledge of their actual feelings. Instead, they've had each other's backs at premieres and film festivals, provided shoulders to lean on during the lean periods and served as doting uncles to each other's kids.
Are you kidding me? Eight years later, talking to Variety , he had a lot more perspective and a few hard knocks under his belt when he admitted that sometimes being connected to so many stars—Ben, Matt Damon, best friend Joaquin Phoenix , etc.
At times, it's made things easier. Ben and Casey Affleck are the kind of duo that many actor siblings would probably wish to be. Both Affleck brothers have starred in numerous highly successful projects that have brought them acclaim both from critics and from regular viewers, along with success at the box office. Moreover, they have been lucky enough to work with some of the best directors of recent decades.
But to truly appreciate just how talented they are - since they both also direct and write movies - it's worth looking at both of their filmographies to see which of their movies are the most beloved by audiences. Though somewhat forgotten nowadays, The Town was a significant success, both for Ben Affleck, who was praised for his direction and the adapted screenplay he co-wrote, and for one of his co-stars, Jeremy Renner, who was nominated for the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Based on the novel, Prince of Thieves , the movie focuses on a group of bank robbers in Boston who decide to get one final score - by robbing Fenway Park. Even though the lengthy title may scare some, it's actually a worthy movie that received acclaim both for its beautiful cinematography and Casey Affleck's performance, for which he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the Golden Globes and the Academy Awards.
Adapted from the novel of the same name, it depicts the relationship between Jesse James Brad Pitt and Robert Ford Casey Affleck , as well as the events that led up to the killing. Before Ben Affleck became famous, he had more minor roles, one of them being in Richard Linklater 's cult teen comedy, Dazed and Confused. He continued, "He just got cast as this person that he wasn't. It was just really painful.
It was painful to be his friend because it wasn't fair, you know? Jimmy Kimmel has had a fake "feud" with Damon for years, and the two love to joke about it. During one interview with Kimmel , Affleck showed up on stage wearing a huge coat clearly stuffed with something. About a minute into the interview, Kimmel unbuttoned Affleck's coat to reveal Damon hiding inside. The three of them joked about the feud for a few minutes before getting on with Affleck's interview.
Per Vanity Fair, while accepting the award for "guys of the decade" with Damon, Affleck said, "I think it goes without saying that this is an award Matt and I have been dreaming about since we were little boys Damon may not be big on social media, but Affleck is, and he's shared photos of Damon a few times over the years.
In June , he honored his buddy on National Best Friends Day with a throwback photo collage featuring Damon pushing Affleck's face into a cake. According to Hello Giggles, when Us Weekly asked Affleck to describe a perfect day without work and without kids, he said, " I don't know if that day ever comes. I don't spend too much time just kicking back.
On Sundays I like to watch the Patriots with Matt. That's a nice, relaxing day. Damon and Affleck returned to the Academy Awards as presenters for the best adapted screenplay award 19 years after they won the Oscar for "Good Will Hunting. After Affleck was spotted with a giant colorful phoenix tattoo on his back, he was quickly made the butt of online jokes. Per Time, during a interview with Trevor Noah for "The Daily Show," Damon defended his friend , saying, "It's not one man's job to tell another man what he can do to his back.
I support him in all of his 'artistic expression. During an appearance on "The Bill Simmons Podcast," Damon said he thinks that he and Affleck will continue to write together in the future.
He also talked about why it took so long for them to reunite on a big project, saying, "It was interesting, 'Good Will Hunting' took us such a long time, and we always told ourselves and each other we just don't have time to write. He spoke about how nice it was to have his friend by his side while the two were struggling actors, even though they went up against each other "all the time" for roles. He also commented on "Good Will Hunting," saying, "People would always say, 'Well who wrote more of the screenplay?
After going years without working together on screen, Damon and Affleck announced they are teaming back up for "The Last Duel," which they also wrote together. In , Affleck told Entertainment Tonight that he was a little nervous about the upcoming medieval film since he's never done anything like it before.
During an interview on SiriusXM's "The Jess Cagle Show," Affleck talked about the roles he took when he was a kid just getting into acting, calling them "cheesy. He added, "But I did like it, and it did two things. One, it instilled in me a deep love and affection for this art and craft and line of work, and it made Matt Damon so incredibly jealous, it drove him into a career in cinema. So I really take credit for that. Damon and Affleck showed that their friendship is still going strong when they were spotted on a double date in Malibu, California.
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