Ben Affleck looks a little worked up on the cover of April's Esquire, but while he did express a few frustrations, in the interview he remained a perfect gentleman. He talks about his new movie State of Play, which opens on April 17, and how he's actually "a pretty boring guy" in real life. Here's more:
- On his personality: "What's the most radical twist — or the most surprising thing about myself — is that none of the stuff you read, none of it has anything to do with me, with my life, my work. I'm a very straightforward, pretty boring guy. And that's just the f**king truth. Because who I am, as a person, in my everyday life, wouldn't sell any magazines. And even when I've been in circumstances like relationships ended, where that seemed like high drama, the truth was much more pedestrian when you got right down to it."
- On why he drove a rental to the interview: "The thing about the car is this, I drive you in [my personal] car and you describe it. You notice something I haven't — you pick up on something, some inelegant little smear, or get a glimpse of my daughter's art from school, some little forgotten whatever. And maybe it hurts someone in my family, somewhere, somehow, and then it's like, 'F**k it, the next [reporter] doesn't get in the car.'"
- On why he did HJNTIY: "It's four days' work. Four days, you know? Directing, that's years. Years. But four days? You're in, you're out. You know, they asked, and I thought it was a funny script. And I wanted to work with Jennifer Aniston."
- On working: "I work harder now than I ever have in my life, because I got a family. I worry about that. Yeah, I worry about the world, but not all the time. Sometimes I'm just really selfish, just like anyone else."
Ben's passionate opinions make it hard to believe he's as boring as he says, but it's sweet to read how important it is to keep his precious family protected and provided for.
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I like him.
1i believe that he's a good guy who got caught up in the hollywood sh*t. so all is well. and i want to see more directorial work from him!
2He looks good here! I've always liked him.
3I thought he was the answer to a lot of blind items. haha!
4Don't like him as much as I used to. The car rental was such a smart idea. LOL.
5i will always love him. hahah.
6I love Ben Affleck. He's intelligent, passionate and great looking. But I also think he's the answer to a lot of blind items.....
7I really like him. He is a good actor but has also been recognize for both writing and directing. He is a smart guy, very few actors can do it all. He also seems like a down to earth guy, different from when he was with JLo. Kudos to him!
8that's really funny about his reason for not driving his own car - but i have to admit that it makes a lot of sense. i like ben - and i'm so happy that his life turned out the way that it has
9God, i love him.
10I totally respect the rental car thing. It takes a real man to step up and protect his family. Kudos to Affleck!
11Love him!
12I like Ben too. I went to Esquire's web site and read the rest of the article.
"Affleck will tell you straight out that one thing he hates is that he can't take his child to school without a bunch of sweatpants-wearing, camera-wielding, junior-college-dropout paparazzi poaching the schoolyard, yelling at the two of them, "Where's Jen?" "Where's your mommy?" It scares him. It alarms him that there are idiots in the world who can make money by getting a rise out of a child who's probably due some certainty that her mom is just where she's supposed to be."
I like him more because he mentioned this.
13I read the article, and I believe him when he says he's 'normal' , just like everyone else " and much more pedestrian" than everyone thinks. I believe most
14people just refuse to believe that about him and make up stuff constantly (still) about him. He refuses to read the internet or articles about himself and I certainly dont blame him for that.
"On why he did HJNTIY: "It's four days' work. Four days, you know? Directing, that's years. Years. But four days? You're in, you're out. You know, they asked, and I thought it was a funny script. And I wanted to work with Jennifer Aniston.""
Love it.
15love him.
16Esquire magazine always have some really good front covers
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