Ben Affleck
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that that you know go into all the choices we make in life from the car you get the closure by all that what kind of what is your taste and not everyone's gonna like it right some people it's just not gonna be their taste you gotta at least make it as good as you can to your own taste like you said your own instincts yeah you gotta find that tone that matches because people want to believe they're going to expect a certain tone from you as well i think you know and
that that you know go into all the choices we make in life from the car you get the closure by all that what kind of what is your taste and not everyone's gonna like it right some people it's just not gonna be their taste you gotta at least make it as good as you can to your own taste like you said your own instincts yeah you gotta find that tone that matches because people want to believe they're going to expect a certain tone from you as well i think you know and
that that you know go into all the choices we make in life from the car you get the closure by all that what kind of what is your taste and not everyone's gonna like it right some people it's just not gonna be their taste you gotta at least make it as good as you can to your own taste like you said your own instincts yeah you gotta find that tone that matches because people want to believe they're going to expect a certain tone from you as well i think you know and
And when you don't, when that tone doesn't work, you're like, this is kind of crass. Jesus fucking, you know what I mean? Corny. It's like, it's, it seems silly or whatever. And it's like, because you're asking someone to take something seriously that they can't take seriously or, or think is funny that they don't think is funny.
And when you don't, when that tone doesn't work, you're like, this is kind of crass. Jesus fucking, you know what I mean? Corny. It's like, it's, it seems silly or whatever. And it's like, because you're asking someone to take something seriously that they can't take seriously or, or think is funny that they don't think is funny.
And when you don't, when that tone doesn't work, you're like, this is kind of crass. Jesus fucking, you know what I mean? Corny. It's like, it's, it seems silly or whatever. And it's like, because you're asking someone to take something seriously that they can't take seriously or, or think is funny that they don't think is funny.
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.
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.
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,