Ben Affleck Quotes

People ascribe a certain kind of silliness to the movie business. Everybody feels like, "In the movies, they do crazy stuff."

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• People ascribe a certain kind of silliness to the movie business. Everybody feels like, "In the movies, they do crazy stuff."

  

  Ben Affleck
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