#ld

The first thing that I really understood politically and was old enough to get was the failed assassination attempt on Reagan. ↗

— Ben Affleck

#attempt #enough #failed #first #first thing

He that is discontented in one place will seldom be happy in another. ↗

— Aesop

#be happy #discontented #happy #place #seldom

The injuries we do and those we suffer are seldom weighed in the same scales. ↗

— Aesop

#same #scales #seldom #suffer #those

We should look to the mind, and not to the outward appearance. ↗

— Aesop

#look #mind #outward #outward appearance #should

You have to look also to the media, where you have a vast majority of the loudest and most influential political voices in America media from people who came from the entertainment world. ↗

— Ben Affleck

#america #came #entertainment #entertainment world #influential

But when I felt like I had something to prove? Then I got up early every morning and worked all day long. I didn't know if I had any more talent than anyone else directing, but I knew I could work hard at it, and so I did. ↗

— Ben Affleck

#any #anyone #could #day #did

I like to think that if I were gay I would be out. Rupert Everett-style. ↗

— Ben Affleck

#i #like #out #rupert #think

Not that it entirely matters: There is a perception that all actors make their movies. A lot of people assume you're responsible. George Clooney told me actors get all of the blame and all the credit. ↗

— Ben Affleck

#blame #clooney #credit #entirely #george

So, where's the Cannes Film Festival being held this year? ↗

— Christina Aguilera

#being #cannes #festival #film #film festival

To answer the question, though: I didn't always want to direct. I just liked the idea of it. If a friend was making a short and needed someone who knew screen direction, I would jump in. It would be horrible, but it led to a short, then another, and another. It was like student films. ↗

— Ben Affleck

#another #answer #direct #direction #films