When he’s not working on Dunkin’ Donuts Super Bowl commercials, he’s an Academy Award winner and a hit with audiences across the country Ben Affleck He is best known for his roles as an actor and director, and since he has focused more on behind-the-scenes work over the past decade or so, there are rumors that Affleck prefers directing to acting. when appearing in not smart Podcast with other actors Jason Bateman, Will Arnettand Sean HayesAffleck talked about how he learned to appreciate acting more once he started working behind the scenes.
Affleck noted that he rediscovered his love for acting when he first tried directing full-time. He explained:
“I finally started to really love acting, and I was like, ‘I don’t want to do this anymore. I’m just going to direct movies. I’m done with this. I don’t care. I just love directing. And then I was like, ‘Okay,’ I’m already here. “Then I let it go.
“I remember Sidney Pollack once said, he was a director and actor, and we made a movie called change lanes 20 years ago. He said to me, “You know why I’m a good actor?” I was like, “No, no, no, Sydney.” “Because I don’t care.”
“I didn’t understand it at the time, but I know what he means now, which is that a lot of it has to do with letting go, relaxing, trying things and not worrying about what people will think.”
He also praises working with people he enjoys working with — like old friends Matt Damon and George Clooney — helped reignite his interest in acting. He continued, “Once I started doing it and doing it with people that I really loved…it was true that I loved directing it in different ways, but acting became so much fun. gentle bar Really interesting. final duel Really interesting. It became a joy because I started to set my own standards and it wasn’t like, “Who likes me?”
