Casey Affleck (Caleb Casey McGuire Affleck-Boldt) Quotes

My family would be supportive if I said I wanted to be a Martian, wear only banana skins, make love to ashtrays, and eat tree bark.

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• My family would be supportive if I said I wanted to be a Martian, wear only banana skins, make love to ashtrays, and eat tree bark.

  

  Casey Affleck
  • Tree
  • Said
  • Skins