Ben Affleck

Like, because on the set, I'm sure, you know, if you're doing a comedy and you shot it, you had moments where you were like, that's funny, right? I think that's funny. I think that's good.

sometimes it's literally about going back into the dailies and saying like, okay, go find the closeup or find this two shot. The thing where I said to David and David looked at me like this and whatever, that was the one where I left and thought that works. Like there's no mystery or magic to why they're doing it a different way. They oftentimes just need feedback.

sometimes it's literally about going back into the dailies and saying like, okay, go find the closeup or find this two shot. The thing where I said to David and David looked at me like this and whatever, that was the one where I left and thought that works. Like there's no mystery or magic to why they're doing it a different way. They oftentimes just need feedback.

sometimes it's literally about going back into the dailies and saying like, okay, go find the closeup or find this two shot. The thing where I said to David and David looked at me like this and whatever, that was the one where I left and thought that works. Like there's no mystery or magic to why they're doing it a different way. They oftentimes just need feedback.

It's, it is, this is not like sculpting or writing a novel. It's not a single person, you know, it's collaborative. It has to be collaborative, right? If I'm directing a movie with you in it and it obviously is going to have your comic sensibility, like, I got to know and get what's funny to you or I'm not the guy. And I'm going to need help along the way.

It's, it is, this is not like sculpting or writing a novel. It's not a single person, you know, it's collaborative. It has to be collaborative, right? If I'm directing a movie with you in it and it obviously is going to have your comic sensibility, like, I got to know and get what's funny to you or I'm not the guy. And I'm going to need help along the way.

It's, it is, this is not like sculpting or writing a novel. It's not a single person, you know, it's collaborative. It has to be collaborative, right? If I'm directing a movie with you in it and it obviously is going to have your comic sensibility, like, I got to know and get what's funny to you or I'm not the guy. And I'm going to need help along the way.

Any director is going like, so how come, what do you imagine about this? Or what do you think? You know what I mean? Like, that's why you have to explain it and sort of talk about it because that person's got to understand all those things that, made you be funny in the first place and start going, oh, people are laughing when I say, oh, these are funny. You know what I mean?

Any director is going like, so how come, what do you imagine about this? Or what do you think? You know what I mean? Like, that's why you have to explain it and sort of talk about it because that person's got to understand all those things that, made you be funny in the first place and start going, oh, people are laughing when I say, oh, these are funny. You know what I mean?

Any director is going like, so how come, what do you imagine about this? Or what do you think? You know what I mean? Like, that's why you have to explain it and sort of talk about it because that person's got to understand all those things that, made you be funny in the first place and start going, oh, people are laughing when I say, oh, these are funny. You know what I mean?

And you've put it together and professionalized it. But like, you got to share that with them. Otherwise, really. And then this is also where people sometimes get into fights, of course, because people's ego gets in the way. But ego will kill you. You have to be able to hear, I don't care what you do. You have to be able to hear like, this doesn't work. This is dog shit.

And you've put it together and professionalized it. But like, you got to share that with them. Otherwise, really. And then this is also where people sometimes get into fights, of course, because people's ego gets in the way. But ego will kill you. You have to be able to hear, I don't care what you do. You have to be able to hear like, this doesn't work. This is dog shit.

And you've put it together and professionalized it. But like, you got to share that with them. Otherwise, really. And then this is also where people sometimes get into fights, of course, because people's ego gets in the way. But ego will kill you. You have to be able to hear, I don't care what you do. You have to be able to hear like, this doesn't work. This is dog shit.

Because the audience will tell you. You know what I mean?

Because the audience will tell you. You know what I mean?

Because the audience will tell you. You know what I mean?

That's valuable because not everybody does. So what you have, right? is that awareness. You don't think about it. You don't have, you feel it. Right. You're like, that feels funny. Or when you see something, you're like, that feels wrong. Like makes you uncomfortable. Right. You see.

That's valuable because not everybody does. So what you have, right? is that awareness. You don't think about it. You don't have, you feel it. Right. You're like, that feels funny. Or when you see something, you're like, that feels wrong. Like makes you uncomfortable. Right. You see.

That's valuable because not everybody does. So what you have, right? is that awareness. You don't think about it. You don't have, you feel it. Right. You're like, that feels funny. Or when you see something, you're like, that feels wrong. Like makes you uncomfortable. Right. You see.

So that is a thing that's unique to you. Right. So you need to like give them access to that and get it. And when you, you know, and if somebody is going to like take it personal, it's, it's not personal. Like it's your, you know, and when David thought was funny, like, okay, like it's, You have to be connected in that way and you have to understand that it's not about like, okay, fuck you guys.