Ben Affleck Quotes
It wasn't my childhood fantasy to work with Truffaut or be in obscure films. I like Midnight Run better than I like The Bicycle Thief. It was films like Die Hard and Bladerunner that made me want to be an actor.
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The reasons kids get into trouble in one way or another is because - Who ever told them they were special?
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My daughter is my passion and my life.
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It's great when a director like Cameron Crowe can take what you do and fit it into what he's doing. If someone's a fan of you already, they can take what you do and make it work for what they're doing. You don't know their vision, and you're thinking, 'How is this guy going to take what I do and make it work in this movie?'
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Sydney's beautiful, the weather's great, and the air's fresh and clean, but it doesn't have the scene and the amount of likeminded people. At home, things are very comfortable, but I feel like putting myself out there a bit.
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As an actor, I'm always up for exploring and trying new things.
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I was never one to sit down and write a plan for my future.
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I like different statement jewelry, especially around the ears.
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I studied chord theory and started playing the piano.
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I don't care about the quality of the film as a whole, but I loved 'Salt.' I loved it!
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Growing up in the public spotlight and having insecurities like every other girl, I really know what it's like to feel self-conscious.
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Wars begin in the minds of men, and in those minds, love and compassion would have built the defenses of peace.
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I am a contradiction myself. I'm always looking for something that scares me because when I'm not scared, I'm not stimulated.
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I ate better in Liberia than I did in Ohio.
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Although I'm an atheist who believes only in great nature, I recognize the spiritual richness and grandeur of the Roman Catholicism in which I was raised.
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I'm a really good parent to myself sometimes, and I do things that make me learn and grow.
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I have a very rich and wonderful personal life, and at its core are my sons.
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I wouldn't mind producing a movie with a music storyline, but acting in one is too close to home.
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It will be thought that I am acting strangely in concerning myself at this day with what appears at first sight and simply a well-known method of fortune-telling.
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You have a soft spot in your heart for each movie, and you're doing certain things. You're learning as you're going, as a director, and each movie is its own entity.
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If I have a weakness, it's probably ice cream. That's where I get lax, sloppy. I'll sneak into the refrigerator at night and take two or three bites and put it back. Butter pecan. Only two or three bites, but it shows.
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I know the movies that I've liked, and I know the experience that they've given me, so the goal is always to try to create a movie that I would like myself and that would knock me out, challenge me or intrigue me in some way. That's been my criteria for figuring out what I want to do, or also when I'm writing something or creating a scene.
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I am providing a service that many people obviously value.
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I feel that my job is to create an atmosphere where creative people can do their best work.
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It wasn't my childhood fantasy to work with Truffaut or be in obscure films. I like Midnight Run better than I like The Bicycle Thief. It was films like Die Hard and Bladerunner that made me want to be an actor.
