Ben Affleck

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 –

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 –

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 –

let them know that they're loved, that they're, keep them safe, you know, provide them opportunities and also not, you know, you gotta resist the temptation to try to get everything out of the way for them because you're not gonna learn anything or develop any grid or resilience if shit's just easy for you.

let them know that they're loved, that they're, keep them safe, you know, provide them opportunities and also not, you know, you gotta resist the temptation to try to get everything out of the way for them because you're not gonna learn anything or develop any grid or resilience if shit's just easy for you.

let them know that they're loved, that they're, keep them safe, you know, provide them opportunities and also not, you know, you gotta resist the temptation to try to get everything out of the way for them because you're not gonna learn anything or develop any grid or resilience if shit's just easy for you.

And it's hard watching your kids, like, even trying to climb over something. Your instinct is to pick them up, take them over. But you have to, like, yes, you don't want them to put their finger in a socket, you know what I mean, or off a cliff. But that doesn't mean – life has to be hard. It has to be difficult in some ways. It doesn't have to be – shouldn't be traumatic, shouldn't be –

And it's hard watching your kids, like, even trying to climb over something. Your instinct is to pick them up, take them over. But you have to, like, yes, you don't want them to put their finger in a socket, you know what I mean, or off a cliff. But that doesn't mean – life has to be hard. It has to be difficult in some ways. It doesn't have to be – shouldn't be traumatic, shouldn't be –

And it's hard watching your kids, like, even trying to climb over something. Your instinct is to pick them up, take them over. But you have to, like, yes, you don't want them to put their finger in a socket, you know what I mean, or off a cliff. But that doesn't mean – life has to be hard. It has to be difficult in some ways. It doesn't have to be – shouldn't be traumatic, shouldn't be –

you know, awful or painful, but things have to be hard for you to learn to do hard things. And this world, like it or not, is going to demand that you do hard shit.

you know, awful or painful, but things have to be hard for you to learn to do hard things. And this world, like it or not, is going to demand that you do hard shit.

you know, awful or painful, but things have to be hard for you to learn to do hard things. And this world, like it or not, is going to demand that you do hard shit.

If you want to have anything, you know, if you want to be able to provide for your own family, have your own dreams, have, you know, the things that you want to have because if you don't do it, the guy next to you is going to do it better or, you know, or the woman over here is going to do it better and you're going to lose out. And also, you know, I don't want my kids to have that first big –