Ben Affleck

And to know, you know what I mean? Your sense of humor, your worldview is all obvious to you, right? But it's just not to people. So a lot of times you have to spend like more time than you would have thought literally going – here's what should be funny. If you can explain the joke, like you're a super funny guy, funny comedian, you understand comedy very well.

And to know, you know what I mean? Your sense of humor, your worldview is all obvious to you, right? But it's just not to people. So a lot of times you have to spend like more time than you would have thought literally going – here's what should be funny. If you can explain the joke, like you're a super funny guy, funny comedian, you understand comedy very well.

And to know, you know what I mean? Your sense of humor, your worldview is all obvious to you, right? But it's just not to people. So a lot of times you have to spend like more time than you would have thought literally going – here's what should be funny. If you can explain the joke, like you're a super funny guy, funny comedian, you understand comedy very well.

So you can sit and break it down to him and go like, you gotta know this about it. What's funny is that, you know, we didn't expect me to do this. That's a callback to this other moment. Or the whole thing that when I did it, what I thought was funny is this take where I did that.

So you can sit and break it down to him and go like, you gotta know this about it. What's funny is that, you know, we didn't expect me to do this. That's a callback to this other moment. Or the whole thing that when I did it, what I thought was funny is this take where I did that.

So you can sit and break it down to him and go like, you gotta know this about it. What's funny is that, you know, we didn't expect me to do this. That's a callback to this other moment. Or the whole thing that when I did it, what I thought was funny is this take where I did that.

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.

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.

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.