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Ben Affleck

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And, and that's where it's a, it's a tricky kind of nebulous job, but that's the most interesting to me, important thing about it. And that's, yeah. You know, do you, would you let your children act? Do you think? Well, I wouldn't let him act professionally while they were children, no.

But I would let, you know, if they wanted to do plays and shit and make their own kind of stuff with their friends, that's fine with me. I don't think it would be, I don't know judgment against people that do it. I've done playing movies with, you know, child actors and stuff.

But I would let, you know, if they wanted to do plays and shit and make their own kind of stuff with their friends, that's fine with me. I don't think it would be, I don't know judgment against people that do it. I've done playing movies with, you know, child actors and stuff.

But I would let, you know, if they wanted to do plays and shit and make their own kind of stuff with their friends, that's fine with me. I don't think it would be, I don't know judgment against people that do it. I've done playing movies with, you know, child actors and stuff.

And that's fine. from my experience, uh, acting as a kid and what I, and what I want for my children is not, uh, is, is not that, but also you got to understand that then they, you know, I got a 19 year old, I got one 16, I was 13. Oh wow. They make their own choices.

And that's fine. from my experience, uh, acting as a kid and what I, and what I want for my children is not, uh, is, is not that, but also you got to understand that then they, you know, I got a 19 year old, I got one 16, I was 13. Oh wow. They make their own choices.

And that's fine. from my experience, uh, acting as a kid and what I, and what I want for my children is not, uh, is, is not that, but also you got to understand that then they, you know, I got a 19 year old, I got one 16, I was 13. Oh wow. They make their own choices.

Yeah. I mean, that's the whole job of life. It's like for me before I had kids, you know, I didn't really realize what my life was about. And then this becomes the central challenge of your life. And, and if you have a, everybody has complications and tricky shit in their life.

Yeah. I mean, that's the whole job of life. It's like for me before I had kids, you know, I didn't really realize what my life was about. And then this becomes the central challenge of your life. And, and if you have a, everybody has complications and tricky shit in their life.

Yeah. I mean, that's the whole job of life. It's like for me before I had kids, you know, I didn't really realize what my life was about. And then this becomes the central challenge of your life. And, and if you have a, everybody has complications and tricky shit in their life.

And that's part of being a parent is managing that with what kind of life am I bringing my kids into making a good life for my children? How do we, you know? And that's part of that is my kids are growing up out here in LA. I didn't grow up in LA. I didn't, I never met a famous person or actor or anything. That shit just seemed like a million miles away to me. And,

And that's part of being a parent is managing that with what kind of life am I bringing my kids into making a good life for my children? How do we, you know? And that's part of that is my kids are growing up out here in LA. I didn't grow up in LA. I didn't, I never met a famous person or actor or anything. That shit just seemed like a million miles away to me. And,

And that's part of being a parent is managing that with what kind of life am I bringing my kids into making a good life for my children? How do we, you know? And that's part of that is my kids are growing up out here in LA. I didn't grow up in LA. I didn't, I never met a famous person or actor or anything. That shit just seemed like a million miles away to me. And,

I remember I was 12 years old in Boston and I saw this. Christopher Lloyd who played the dude on Back to the Future, you know? And I saw him walking down the street. I think he was doing a play.

I remember I was 12 years old in Boston and I saw this. Christopher Lloyd who played the dude on Back to the Future, you know? And I saw him walking down the street. I think he was doing a play.

I remember I was 12 years old in Boston and I saw this. Christopher Lloyd who played the dude on Back to the Future, you know? And I saw him walking down the street. I think he was doing a play.

I followed the guy for like six blocks. Like now I'd be like, there's this fucking 12 year old kid following me. You know what I mean? Like I stalked him. Like I couldn't believe it that it was the guy from Back to the Future. I lost my mind. Yeah. And it was the only celebrity, famous, whatever person I'd ever seen or known. And so my kids are now – they are seeing different stuff.

I followed the guy for like six blocks. Like now I'd be like, there's this fucking 12 year old kid following me. You know what I mean? Like I stalked him. Like I couldn't believe it that it was the guy from Back to the Future. I lost my mind. Yeah. And it was the only celebrity, famous, whatever person I'd ever seen or known. And so my kids are now – they are seeing different stuff.

I followed the guy for like six blocks. Like now I'd be like, there's this fucking 12 year old kid following me. You know what I mean? Like I stalked him. Like I couldn't believe it that it was the guy from Back to the Future. I lost my mind. Yeah. And it was the only celebrity, famous, whatever person I'd ever seen or known. And so my kids are now – they are seeing different stuff.

Some of it's useful for them because it disabuses them of some illusions that I think are worth being disabused of. And also – but I'm also like I don't – look, they're going to – if you – kids are going to kind of be and do who they are, what they want to do, which your job is to –