Ben Affleck
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If your show doesn't work or your movie doesn't work and nobody wants to hire you, they're just going to hire someone else. You know, there's 130,000 people in SAG, and there's only 30,000 people that work every year, right? And then there's an even smaller amount of those roles where, you know, you have more than two lines. So it's a very—it's very tough, right?
If your show doesn't work or your movie doesn't work and nobody wants to hire you, they're just going to hire someone else. You know, there's 130,000 people in SAG, and there's only 30,000 people that work every year, right? And then there's an even smaller amount of those roles where, you know, you have more than two lines. So it's a very—it's very tough, right?
And so if you're not—people aren't watching, they're not coming, or it's not interesting, see you later.
And so if you're not—people aren't watching, they're not coming, or it's not interesting, see you later.
And so if you're not—people aren't watching, they're not coming, or it's not interesting, see you later.
Think about all the other options that you have.
Think about all the other options that you have.
Think about all the other options that you have.
When I was a kid and we went out, there was three channels of nothing on TV. And if you didn't go see the movie in the theater, you had to wait a year for it to come out on VHS or DVD or whatever it was or cable. Or rumor. You just had to wait for it to come out in a diorama. It was bad. The cave painting and shit. How long is it going to take you to paint this on my cave?
When I was a kid and we went out, there was three channels of nothing on TV. And if you didn't go see the movie in the theater, you had to wait a year for it to come out on VHS or DVD or whatever it was or cable. Or rumor. You just had to wait for it to come out in a diorama. It was bad. The cave painting and shit. How long is it going to take you to paint this on my cave?
When I was a kid and we went out, there was three channels of nothing on TV. And if you didn't go see the movie in the theater, you had to wait a year for it to come out on VHS or DVD or whatever it was or cable. Or rumor. You just had to wait for it to come out in a diorama. It was bad. The cave painting and shit. How long is it going to take you to paint this on my cave?
The whole thing, yeah.
The whole thing, yeah.
The whole thing, yeah.
If you want to get people to go to the theaters, movies have got to be really good. Like, you can't just – you used to be like, okay, let's go to three movies in the theater every weekend. People are going to go to one of them. Now you've got to have a reason to – want to go out and see it.
If you want to get people to go to the theaters, movies have got to be really good. Like, you can't just – you used to be like, okay, let's go to three movies in the theater every weekend. People are going to go to one of them. Now you've got to have a reason to – want to go out and see it.
If you want to get people to go to the theaters, movies have got to be really good. Like, you can't just – you used to be like, okay, let's go to three movies in the theater every weekend. People are going to go to one of them. Now you've got to have a reason to – want to go out and see it.
And I'm lucky because the reason why I'm really confident about this movie, The Accountant 2, is it actually plays great. It's a really good movie. People love it. But I was the one where I was like, let's test this movie. Let's take it out there. And I'm like, OK, this movie belongs out there theatrically. And it's still more difficult. In the old days, this movie would end up
And I'm lucky because the reason why I'm really confident about this movie, The Accountant 2, is it actually plays great. It's a really good movie. People love it. But I was the one where I was like, let's test this movie. Let's take it out there. And I'm like, OK, this movie belongs out there theatrically. And it's still more difficult. In the old days, this movie would end up
And I'm lucky because the reason why I'm really confident about this movie, The Accountant 2, is it actually plays great. It's a really good movie. People love it. But I was the one where I was like, let's test this movie. Let's take it out there. And I'm like, OK, this movie belongs out there theatrically. And it's still more difficult. In the old days, this movie would end up