Ben Affleck wrote : “During this time, I’m thinking about our most vulnerable – children losing access to meals they rely on, friends and family who are facing job disruptions, the elderly, and low-income families,”

tribune Tuesday, March 17, 2020 12:40:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck said : “That’s one of the most moving things that’s stayed with me,” “The desire for that freedom, and so I can be accountable to my kids”

readingeagle Monday, March 16, 2020 12:59:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck said : “Sometimes just feeling those feelings again purges them a little bit and frees you a little bit,” “This movie was hard to make. Sometimes it was painful. And sometimes I was embarrassed. And sometimes I couldn’t believe my life had any similarity to this”

readingeagle Monday, March 16, 2020 12:59:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck said : “When I had the opportunity to direct and star in the Batman stand-alone movie, I realized I wasn’t passionate about it,” “My tastes have changed. I’m interested in different kinds of movies”

readingeagle Monday, March 16, 2020 12:59:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck said : “I would not wish it on myself principally because of my children and because it has caused them pain, which I would give anything to change,” “But I can’t change the past. I can go from today. I can make sure today I’m good. That’s what I’ve got. I’m a guy doing good today”

readingeagle Monday, March 16, 2020 12:59:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck told : “It’s not particularly healthy for me to obsess over the failures — the relapses — and beat myself up,”

ibtimes Tuesday, March 10, 2020 11:15:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck said : “She’s always been a very good student, and she’s been interested in Spanish, and so I would often help her,” “Now, all of a sudden, she’s gotten into the grade where she’s, like, in the harder Spanish classes and she’s getting better”

boston Tuesday, March 10, 2020 1:01:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck said : "The biggest regret of my life is this divorce," "Shame is really toxic. There is no positive byproduct of shame. It's just stewing in a toxic, hideous feeling of low self-worth and self-loathing"

ibtimes-sg Sunday, March 8, 2020 7:49:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck said : "The potential for a movie like this is to really inspire somebody,"

JakartaPost Saturday, March 7, 2020 4:46:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck said : “When my life got really stressful, which principally had to do with the disappointment and the pain that the divorce caused my children, that affected me profoundly,”

ibtimes Friday, March 6, 2020 9:53:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck said : "Bradley and Robert have been really helpful to me, and really supportive,"

click2houston Friday, March 6, 2020 9:43:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck told : "Yes, [my dad] was an alcoholic. . . . I did know that as a child,"

click2houston Friday, March 6, 2020 9:43:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck said : "I know and have a lot of friends who have dealt with issues like this, compulsive behavior and addictive behavior, and the vast majority of them are really honest, accountable people living good, healthy lives," "The idea that life gets better, that you can get better, that you can overcome your obstacles, is a really important one to me and that's the approach I liked about [ The Way Back ]. It was not just like, 'Oh, there is alcoholism.' That's kind of ordinary"

click2houston Friday, March 6, 2020 9:43:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck said : “The potential for a movie like this is to really inspire somebody,”

TheFrontierPost-en Friday, March 6, 2020 7:12:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck said : “The potential for a movie like this is to really inspire somebody,”

dhakatribune Friday, March 6, 2020 5:20:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck said : “The potential for a movie like this is to really inspire somebody,”

abs-cbnnews Friday, March 6, 2020 2:42:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck said : "The potential for a movie like this is to really inspire somebody,"

thepeninsulaqatar Thursday, March 5, 2020 8:34:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck said : “I’m a divorced dad, I get half the time with my son, and it was his birthday. So I said to [the producers], ‘I’ll do whatever the schedule needs, but the 27th, I gotta be in L.A.,'” “So they set it up where I was shooting right up until the 27th, and then I kinda had to scramble … and I was going to land right in time for his birthday”

boston Thursday, March 5, 2020 7:27:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck said ( about Wars ) : “My son knows that I do movies that are kinda fake and his mom does movies and that’s all pretend, but he also knows that Star Wars is real,” “There’s guys out there fighting the emperor, and that job needs to get done, and I can do my fake bull****, and some people can do an important job”

boston Thursday, March 5, 2020 7:27:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck said : “I had to show up to my son’s party with no gift for him,” “And it was this sort of sinking, awful feeling”

boston Thursday, March 5, 2020 7:27:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck said : “He opened the presents, I played him the video of Kylo Ren, and it was an incredibly moving and powerful moment,” “Adam made me a hero to my kid, and I will never, ever, ever forget it”

boston Thursday, March 5, 2020 7:27:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck said ( about Adam Driver ) : “He opened the presents and I played him the video, and it was an incredibly moving and powerful moment. Adam made me a hero to my kid, and I will never, ever, ever forget it”

irishexaminer Thursday, March 5, 2020 2:38:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck said ( about Adam Driver ) : “He opened the presents and I played him the video, and it was an incredibly moving and powerful moment. Adam made me a hero to my kid, and I will never, ever, ever forget it”

pressandjournal Thursday, March 5, 2020 1:07:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck says : "I'd be lying if I said divorce wasn't a painful experience," "But that was part of what made this story really authentic. For a lot of people divorce is the most painful thing that happens to them in life. Even if you're on the best possible terms and you agree it's the best choice ... It was very, very painful for me"

watoday Thursday, March 5, 2020 8:12:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : "No doubt as I've gotten older my experiences inform what I do as an actor," "There's a broader emotional pallet because I've been through more"

watoday Thursday, March 5, 2020 8:12:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says ( about Matt Damon ) : "It was so much fun being with Matt again," "It reminded me of being young and not exactly carefree, but remembering when you're a kid. You know, the feeling there's limitless future possibilities and you're not experienced enough to know that things can really go wrong yet. But now we have the benefit of 20 years of making movies in between to help us. I think it's made us better, frankly"

watoday Thursday, March 5, 2020 8:12:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck : “There are things that I feel shame about, for sure, but I think shame is really toxic and can be disruptive. There’s an interesting point that someone made to me, which is you’re not responsible for being alcoholic, but you are responsible for your actions”

wsvn Thursday, March 5, 2020 5:06:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck said : "Adam made me a hero to my kid. And I will never, ever, ever forget it," "It's a really good lesson in doing those small gestures of kindness, because you have no idea. For [Driver], he's like, 'Yeah, send the Kylo Ren doll and the Kylo Ren LEGO and the Kylo Ren thing and the little picture of Kylo Ren signed by Kylo Ren.' It meant the f---ing world to [Samuel]. So much"

news-yahoo Thursday, March 5, 2020 3:13:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck said ( about Kylo Ren ) : "I opened the presents. I played him the video of Kylo Ren and it was an incredibly moving and powerful moment,"

upi Wednesday, March 4, 2020 4:30:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck said : “I never thought that I was gonna get divorced,”

dailycaller Friday, February 28, 2020 8:46:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck says : "I don’t know all the answers. I’m only an expert in my own failings," "But the more expert you become in your own failings, interestingly, the less likely you are to repeat them, I’ve found. That is how my life has been getting better"

timescolonist Friday, February 28, 2020 12:20:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck says : "Sometimes just feeling those feelings again purges them a little bit and frees you a little bit," "This movie was hard to make. Sometimes it was painful. And sometimes I was embarrassed. And sometimes I couldn’t believe my life had any similarity to this"

timescolonist Friday, February 28, 2020 12:20:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck says : "I would not wish it on myself principally because of my children and because it has caused them pain, which I would give anything to change," "But I can’t change the past. I can go from today. I can make sure today I’m good. That’s what I’ve got. I’m a guy doing good today"

timescolonist Friday, February 28, 2020 12:20:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck says : "The times that I’ve relapsed, personally, have been not been because I’ve had some bad thing happen. It’s been when I thought I had it licked," "And the next thing, you’re on TMZ and it’s a disaster. That teaches me that it’s just not something I can do"

timescolonist Friday, February 28, 2020 12:20:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck says : "When I had the opportunity to direct and star in the Batman stand-alone movie, I realized I wasn’t passionate about it," "My tastes have changed. I’m interested in different kinds of movies"

timescolonist Friday, February 28, 2020 12:20:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “That’s one of the most moving things that’s stayed with me,” “The desire for that freedom, and so I can be accountable to my kids”

messenger-inquirer Friday, February 28, 2020 9:43:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “Less and less do I see any real distinction between what the substance is that you’re using to medicate but just the fact that you’re medicating,”

messenger-inquirer Friday, February 28, 2020 9:43:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “I don’t know all the answers. I’m only an expert in my own failings,” “But the more expert you become in your own failings, interestingly, the less likely you are to repeat them, I’ve found. That is how my life has been getting better. I have a better relationship with my kids today than I did three years ago. I have a better relationship with my ex-wife, I think, than I did three years ago. I think I’m a better actor. I think I’m a more interesting person because most of the growth that I’ve had has come from pain”

messenger-inquirer Friday, February 28, 2020 9:43:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “Sometimes just feeling those feelings again purges them a little bit and frees you a little bit,” “This movie was hard to make. Sometimes it was painful. And sometimes I was embarrassed. And sometimes I couldn’t believe my life had any similarity to this”

messenger-inquirer Friday, February 28, 2020 9:43:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “When I had the opportunity to direct and star in the Batman stand-alone movie, I realized I wasn’t passionate about it. And, A, if you’re not passionate about it, you’re probably not going to make a good movie. And, B, that movie absolutely deserves to be made by someone for whom it’s their lifelong passion and dream,” “My tastes have changed. I’m interested in different kinds of movies”

messenger-inquirer Friday, February 28, 2020 9:43:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “The times that I’ve relapsed, personally, have been not been because I’ve had some bad thing happen. It’s been when I thought I had it licked,” “I’m fixed! I’ve been fine! It’s been a year and a half, who cares! I can have a glass of wine! And the next thing, you’re on TMZ and it’s a disaster. That teaches me that it’s just not something I can do”

messenger-inquirer Friday, February 28, 2020 9:43:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “It takes time to learn all the things you need to learn. And it also takes time to suffer enough until at some point there’s something inside you that says, ‘No mas. I give,’”

messenger-inquirer Friday, February 28, 2020 9:43:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “He was what you call a very low-bottom drunk. He needed to get really, really far down before he could get sober,” “Unfortunately, those were really formative years for me. So I know how important these years are right now for my kids. These are the absolute most critical, vital years. I want to be there for absolutely as much of it as I possibly can”

messenger-inquirer Friday, February 28, 2020 9:43:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “I would not wish it on myself principally because of my children and because it has caused them pain, which I would give anything to change,” “But I can’t change the past. I can go from today. I can make sure today I’m good. That’s what I’ve got. I’m a guy doing good today”

messenger-inquirer Friday, February 28, 2020 9:43:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “That’s one of the most moving things that’s stayed with me,” “The desire for that freedom, and so I can be accountable to my kids”

eagletribune Friday, February 28, 2020 2:01:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “Less and less do I see any real distinction between what the substance is that you’re using to medicate but just the fact that you’re medicating,”

eagletribune Friday, February 28, 2020 2:01:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “I don’t know all the answers. I’m only an expert in my own failings,” “But the more expert you become in your own failings, interestingly, the less likely you are to repeat them, I’ve found. That is how my life has been getting better. I have a better relationship with my kids today than I did three years ago. I have a better relationship with my ex-wife, I think, than I did three years ago. I think I’m a better actor. I think I’m a more interesting person because most of the growth that I’ve had has come from pain”

eagletribune Friday, February 28, 2020 2:01:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “Sometimes just feeling those feelings again purges them a little bit and frees you a little bit,” “This movie was hard to make. Sometimes it was painful. And sometimes I was embarrassed. And sometimes I couldn’t believe my life had any similarity to this”

eagletribune Friday, February 28, 2020 2:01:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “When I had the opportunity to direct and star in the Batman stand-alone movie, I realized I wasn’t passionate about it. And, A, if you’re not passionate about it, you’re probably not going to make a good movie. And, B, that movie absolutely deserves to be made by someone for whom it’s their lifelong passion and dream,” “My tastes have changed. I’m interested in different kinds of movies”

eagletribune Friday, February 28, 2020 2:01:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “The times that I’ve relapsed, personally, have been not been because I’ve had some bad thing happen. It’s been when I thought I had it licked,” “I’m fixed! I’ve been fine! It’s been a year and a half, who cares! I can have a glass of wine! And the next thing, you’re on TMZ and it’s a disaster. That teaches me that it’s just not something I can do”

eagletribune Friday, February 28, 2020 2:01:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “It takes time to learn all the things you need to learn. And it also takes time to suffer enough until at some point there’s something inside you that says, ‘No mas. I give,’”

eagletribune Friday, February 28, 2020 2:01:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “He was what you call a very low-bottom drunk. He needed to get really, really far down before he could get sober,” “Unfortunately, those were really formative years for me. So I know how important these years are right now for my kids. These are the absolute most critical, vital years. I want to be there for absolutely as much of it as I possibly can”

eagletribune Friday, February 28, 2020 2:01:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “I would not wish it on myself principally because of my children and because it has caused them pain, which I would give anything to change,” “But I can’t change the past. I can go from today. I can make sure today I’m good. That’s what I’ve got. I’m a guy doing good today”

eagletribune Friday, February 28, 2020 2:01:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “That’s one of the most moving things that’s stayed with me,” “The desire for that freedom, and so I can be accountable to my kids”

citynews-ca Friday, February 28, 2020 1:50:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “I would not wish it on myself principally because of my children and because it has caused them pain, which I would give anything to change,” “But I can’t change the past. I can go from today. I can make sure today I’m good. That’s what I’ve got. I’m a guy doing good today”

citynews-ca Friday, February 28, 2020 1:50:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “I don’t know all the answers. I’m only an expert in my own failings,” “But the more expert you become in your own failings, interestingly, the less likely you are to repeat them, I’ve found. That is how my life has been getting better. I have a better relationship with my kids today than I did three years ago. I have a better relationship with my ex-wife, I think, than I did three years ago. I think I’m a better actor. I think I’m a more interesting person because most of the growth that I’ve had has come from pain”

citynews-ca Friday, February 28, 2020 1:50:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “Sometimes just feeling those feelings again purges them a little bit and frees you a little bit,” “This movie was hard to make. Sometimes it was painful. And sometimes I was embarrassed. And sometimes I couldn’t believe my life had any similarity to this”

citynews-ca Friday, February 28, 2020 1:50:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “Less and less do I see any real distinction between what the substance is that you’re using to medicate but just the fact that you’re medicating,”

citynews-ca Friday, February 28, 2020 1:50:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “Unfortunately, I had actually lived that life and done the research. I brought a certain perverse expertise because I knew what it was like to feel in thrall to a compulsion that wasn’t good for me,” “I knew how hopeless that can feel. And I knew how enormously frustrating it is. But I also knew something really important which is: People get better. You can get better”

citynews-ca Friday, February 28, 2020 1:50:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “The times that I’ve relapsed, personally, have been not been because I’ve had some bad thing happen. It’s been when I thought I had it licked,” “I’m fixed! I’ve been fine! It’s been a year and a half, who cares! I can have a glass of wine! And the next thing, you’re on TMZ and it’s a disaster. That teaches me that it’s just not something I can do”

citynews-ca Friday, February 28, 2020 1:50:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “It takes time to learn all the things you need to learn. And it also takes time to suffer enough until at some point there’s something inside you that says, ‘No mas. I give,’” “What it really is, personally in me and what I’ve seen in others that I want for myself, is a profound sense of humility. You are not stronger than the thing you’re addicted to. It is stronger than you. It will always be stronger than you”

citynews-ca Friday, February 28, 2020 1:50:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “When I had the opportunity to direct and star in the Batman stand-alone movie, I realized I wasn’t passionate about it. And, A, if you’re not passionate about it, you’re probably not going to make a good movie. And, B, that movie absolutely deserves to be made by someone for whom it’s their lifelong passion and dream,” “My tastes have changed. I’m interested in different kinds of movies”

citynews-ca Friday, February 28, 2020 1:50:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “He was what you call a very low-bottom drunk. He needed to get really, really far down before he could get sober,” “Unfortunately, those were really formative years for me. So I know how important these years are right now for my kids. These are the absolute most critical, vital years. I want to be there for absolutely as much of it as I possibly can”

citynews-ca Friday, February 28, 2020 1:50:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “That’s one of the most moving things that’s stayed with me,” “The desire for that freedom, and so I can be accountable to my kids”

therepublic Friday, February 28, 2020 1:36:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “I would not wish it on myself principally because of my children and because it has caused them pain, which I would give anything to change,” “But I can’t change the past. I can go from today. I can make sure today I’m good. That’s what I’ve got. I’m a guy doing good today”

therepublic Friday, February 28, 2020 1:36:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “I don’t know all the answers. I’m only an expert in my own failings,” “But the more expert you become in your own failings, interestingly, the less likely you are to repeat them, I’ve found. That is how my life has been getting better. I have a better relationship with my kids today than I did three years ago. I have a better relationship with my ex-wife, I think, than I did three years ago. I think I’m a better actor. I think I’m a more interesting person because most of the growth that I’ve had has come from pain”

therepublic Friday, February 28, 2020 1:36:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “Sometimes just feeling those feelings again purges them a little bit and frees you a little bit,” “This movie was hard to make. Sometimes it was painful. And sometimes I was embarrassed. And sometimes I couldn’t believe my life had any similarity to this”

therepublic Friday, February 28, 2020 1:36:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “Less and less do I see any real distinction between what the substance is that you’re using to medicate but just the fact that you’re medicating,”

therepublic Friday, February 28, 2020 1:36:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “Unfortunately, I had actually lived that life and done the research. I brought a certain perverse expertise because I knew what it was like to feel in thrall to a compulsion that wasn’t good for me,” “I knew how hopeless that can feel. And I knew how enormously frustrating it is. But I also knew something really important which is: People get better. You can get better”

therepublic Friday, February 28, 2020 1:36:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “The times that I’ve relapsed, personally, have been not been because I’ve had some bad thing happen. It’s been when I thought I had it licked,” “I’m fixed! I’ve been fine! It’s been a year and a half, who cares! I can have a glass of wine! And the next thing, you’re on TMZ and it’s a disaster. That teaches me that it’s just not something I can do”

therepublic Friday, February 28, 2020 1:36:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “It takes time to learn all the things you need to learn. And it also takes time to suffer enough until at some point there’s something inside you that says, ‘No mas. I give,’” “What it really is, personally in me and what I’ve seen in others that I want for myself, is a profound sense of humility. You are not stronger than the thing you’re addicted to. It is stronger than you. It will always be stronger than you”

therepublic Friday, February 28, 2020 1:36:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “When I had the opportunity to direct and star in the Batman stand-alone movie, I realized I wasn’t passionate about it. And, A, if you’re not passionate about it, you’re probably not going to make a good movie. And, B, that movie absolutely deserves to be made by someone for whom it’s their lifelong passion and dream,” “My tastes have changed. I’m interested in different kinds of movies”

therepublic Friday, February 28, 2020 1:36:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “He was what you call a very low-bottom drunk. He needed to get really, really far down before he could get sober,” “Unfortunately, those were really formative years for me. So I know how important these years are right now for my kids. These are the absolute most critical, vital years. I want to be there for absolutely as much of it as I possibly can”

therepublic Friday, February 28, 2020 1:36:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “I don’t know all the answers. I’m only an expert in my own failings,” “But the more expert you become in your own failings, interestingly, the less likely you are to repeat them, I’ve found. That is how my life has been getting better. I have a better relationship with my kids today than I did three years ago. I have a better relationship with my ex-wife, I think, than I did three years ago. I think I’m a better actor. I think I’m a more interesting person because most of the growth that I’ve had has come from pain”

siouxcityjournal Friday, February 28, 2020 1:31:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “Sometimes just feeling those feelings again purges them a little bit and frees you a little bit,” “This movie was hard to make. Sometimes it was painful. And sometimes I was embarrassed. And sometimes I couldn’t believe my life had any similarity to this”

siouxcityjournal Friday, February 28, 2020 1:31:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “The times that I’ve relapsed, personally, have been not been because I’ve had some bad thing happen. It’s been when I thought I had it licked,” “I’m fixed! I’ve been fine! It’s been a year and a half, who cares! I can have a glass of wine! And the next thing, you’re on TMZ and it’s a disaster. That teaches me that it’s just not something I can do”

siouxcityjournal Friday, February 28, 2020 1:31:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “That’s one of the most moving things that’s stayed with me,” “The desire for that freedom, and so I can be accountable to my kids”

readingeagle Friday, February 28, 2020 1:27:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “Less and less do I see any real distinction between what the substance is that you’re using to medicate but just the fact that you’re medicating,”

readingeagle Friday, February 28, 2020 1:27:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “I don’t know all the answers. I’m only an expert in my own failings,” “But the more expert you become in your own failings, interestingly, the less likely you are to repeat them, I’ve found. That is how my life has been getting better. I have a better relationship with my kids today than I did three years ago. I have a better relationship with my ex-wife, I think, than I did three years ago. I think I’m a better actor. I think I’m a more interesting person because most of the growth that I’ve had has come from pain”

readingeagle Friday, February 28, 2020 1:27:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “Sometimes just feeling those feelings again purges them a little bit and frees you a little bit,” “This movie was hard to make. Sometimes it was painful. And sometimes I was embarrassed. And sometimes I couldn’t believe my life had any similarity to this”

readingeagle Friday, February 28, 2020 1:27:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “When I had the opportunity to direct and star in the Batman stand-alone movie, I realized I wasn’t passionate about it. And, A, if you’re not passionate about it, you’re probably not going to make a good movie. And, B, that movie absolutely deserves to be made by someone for whom it’s their lifelong passion and dream,” “My tastes have changed. I’m interested in different kinds of movies”

readingeagle Friday, February 28, 2020 1:27:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “The times that I’ve relapsed, personally, have been not been because I’ve had some bad thing happen. It’s been when I thought I had it licked,” “I’m fixed! I’ve been fine! It’s been a year and a half, who cares! I can have a glass of wine! And the next thing, you’re on TMZ and it’s a disaster. That teaches me that it’s just not something I can do”

readingeagle Friday, February 28, 2020 1:27:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “It takes time to learn all the things you need to learn. And it also takes time to suffer enough until at some point there’s something inside you that says, ‘No mas. I give,’”

readingeagle Friday, February 28, 2020 1:27:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “He was what you call a very low-bottom drunk. He needed to get really, really far down before he could get sober,” “Unfortunately, those were really formative years for me. So I know how important these years are right now for my kids. These are the absolute most critical, vital years. I want to be there for absolutely as much of it as I possibly can”

readingeagle Friday, February 28, 2020 1:27:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “I would not wish it on myself principally because of my children and because it has caused them pain, which I would give anything to change,” “But I can’t change the past. I can go from today. I can make sure today I’m good. That’s what I’ve got. I’m a guy doing good today”

readingeagle Friday, February 28, 2020 1:27:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “That’s one of the most moving things that’s stayed with me,” “The desire for that freedom, and so I can be accountable to my kids”

tribtown Friday, February 28, 2020 1:12:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “I would not wish it on myself principally because of my children and because it has caused them pain, which I would give anything to change,” “But I can’t change the past. I can go from today. I can make sure today I’m good. That’s what I’ve got. I’m a guy doing good today”

tribtown Friday, February 28, 2020 1:12:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “I don’t know all the answers. I’m only an expert in my own failings,” “But the more expert you become in your own failings, interestingly, the less likely you are to repeat them, I’ve found. That is how my life has been getting better. I have a better relationship with my kids today than I did three years ago. I have a better relationship with my ex-wife, I think, than I did three years ago. I think I’m a better actor. I think I’m a more interesting person because most of the growth that I’ve had has come from pain”

tribtown Friday, February 28, 2020 1:12:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “Sometimes just feeling those feelings again purges them a little bit and frees you a little bit,” “This movie was hard to make. Sometimes it was painful. And sometimes I was embarrassed. And sometimes I couldn’t believe my life had any similarity to this”

tribtown Friday, February 28, 2020 1:12:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “Less and less do I see any real distinction between what the substance is that you’re using to medicate but just the fact that you’re medicating,”

tribtown Friday, February 28, 2020 1:12:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “Unfortunately, I had actually lived that life and done the research. I brought a certain perverse expertise because I knew what it was like to feel in thrall to a compulsion that wasn’t good for me,” “I knew how hopeless that can feel. And I knew how enormously frustrating it is. But I also knew something really important which is: People get better. You can get better”

tribtown Friday, February 28, 2020 1:12:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “The times that I’ve relapsed, personally, have been not been because I’ve had some bad thing happen. It’s been when I thought I had it licked,” “I’m fixed! I’ve been fine! It’s been a year and a half, who cares! I can have a glass of wine! And the next thing, you’re on TMZ and it’s a disaster. That teaches me that it’s just not something I can do”

tribtown Friday, February 28, 2020 1:12:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “It takes time to learn all the things you need to learn. And it also takes time to suffer enough until at some point there’s something inside you that says, ‘No mas. I give,’” “What it really is, personally in me and what I’ve seen in others that I want for myself, is a profound sense of humility. You are not stronger than the thing you’re addicted to. It is stronger than you. It will always be stronger than you”

tribtown Friday, February 28, 2020 1:12:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “When I had the opportunity to direct and star in the Batman stand-alone movie, I realized I wasn’t passionate about it. And, A, if you’re not passionate about it, you’re probably not going to make a good movie. And, B, that movie absolutely deserves to be made by someone for whom it’s their lifelong passion and dream,” “My tastes have changed. I’m interested in different kinds of movies”

tribtown Friday, February 28, 2020 1:12:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “He was what you call a very low-bottom drunk. He needed to get really, really far down before he could get sober,” “Unfortunately, those were really formative years for me. So I know how important these years are right now for my kids. These are the absolute most critical, vital years. I want to be there for absolutely as much of it as I possibly can”

tribtown Friday, February 28, 2020 1:12:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “That’s one of the most moving things that’s stayed with me,” “The desire for that freedom, and so I can be accountable to my kids”

680news Friday, February 28, 2020 1:07:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “I would not wish it on myself principally because of my children and because it has caused them pain, which I would give anything to change,” “But I can’t change the past. I can go from today. I can make sure today I’m good. That’s what I’ve got. I’m a guy doing good today”

680news Friday, February 28, 2020 1:07:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “I don’t know all the answers. I’m only an expert in my own failings,” “But the more expert you become in your own failings, interestingly, the less likely you are to repeat them, I’ve found. That is how my life has been getting better. I have a better relationship with my kids today than I did three years ago. I have a better relationship with my ex-wife, I think, than I did three years ago. I think I’m a better actor. I think I’m a more interesting person because most of the growth that I’ve had has come from pain”

680news Friday, February 28, 2020 1:07:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “Sometimes just feeling those feelings again purges them a little bit and frees you a little bit,” “This movie was hard to make. Sometimes it was painful. And sometimes I was embarrassed. And sometimes I couldn’t believe my life had any similarity to this”

680news Friday, February 28, 2020 1:07:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “Less and less do I see any real distinction between what the substance is that you’re using to medicate but just the fact that you’re medicating,”

680news Friday, February 28, 2020 1:07:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “Unfortunately, I had actually lived that life and done the research. I brought a certain perverse expertise because I knew what it was like to feel in thrall to a compulsion that wasn’t good for me,” “I knew how hopeless that can feel. And I knew how enormously frustrating it is. But I also knew something really important which is: People get better. You can get better”

680news Friday, February 28, 2020 1:07:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “The times that I’ve relapsed, personally, have been not been because I’ve had some bad thing happen. It’s been when I thought I had it licked,” “I’m fixed! I’ve been fine! It’s been a year and a half, who cares! I can have a glass of wine! And the next thing, you’re on TMZ and it’s a disaster. That teaches me that it’s just not something I can do”

680news Friday, February 28, 2020 1:07:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “It takes time to learn all the things you need to learn. And it also takes time to suffer enough until at some point there’s something inside you that says, ‘No mas. I give,’” “What it really is, personally in me and what I’ve seen in others that I want for myself, is a profound sense of humility. You are not stronger than the thing you’re addicted to. It is stronger than you. It will always be stronger than you”

680news Friday, February 28, 2020 1:07:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “When I had the opportunity to direct and star in the Batman stand-alone movie, I realized I wasn’t passionate about it. And, A, if you’re not passionate about it, you’re probably not going to make a good movie. And, B, that movie absolutely deserves to be made by someone for whom it’s their lifelong passion and dream,” “My tastes have changed. I’m interested in different kinds of movies”

680news Friday, February 28, 2020 1:07:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “He was what you call a very low-bottom drunk. He needed to get really, really far down before he could get sober,” “Unfortunately, those were really formative years for me. So I know how important these years are right now for my kids. These are the absolute most critical, vital years. I want to be there for absolutely as much of it as I possibly can”

680news Friday, February 28, 2020 1:07:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : "That's one of the most moving things that's stayed with me," "The desire for that freedom, and so I can be accountable to my kids"

startribune Friday, February 28, 2020 12:38:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : "I would not wish it on myself principally because of my children and because it has caused them pain, which I would give anything to change," "But I can't change the past. I can go from today. I can make sure today I'm good. That's what I've got. I'm a guy doing good today"

startribune Friday, February 28, 2020 12:38:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : "I don't know all the answers. I'm only an expert in my own failings," "But the more expert you become in your own failings, interestingly, the less likely you are to repeat them, I've found. That is how my life has been getting better. I have a better relationship with my kids today than I did three years ago. I have a better relationship with my ex-wife, I think, than I did three years ago. I think I'm a better actor. I think I'm a more interesting person because most of the growth that I've had has come from pain"

startribune Friday, February 28, 2020 12:38:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : "Sometimes just feeling those feelings again purges them a little bit and frees you a little bit," "This movie was hard to make. Sometimes it was painful. And sometimes I was embarrassed. And sometimes I couldn't believe my life had any similarity to this"

startribune Friday, February 28, 2020 12:38:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : "Less and less do I see any real distinction between what the substance is that you're using to medicate but just the fact that you're medicating,"

startribune Friday, February 28, 2020 12:38:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : "Unfortunately, I had actually lived that life and done the research. I brought a certain perverse expertise because I knew what it was like to feel in thrall to a compulsion that wasn't good for me," "I knew how hopeless that can feel. And I knew how enormously frustrating it is. But I also knew something really important which is: People get better. You can get better"

startribune Friday, February 28, 2020 12:38:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : "The times that I've relapsed, personally, have been not been because I've had some bad thing happen. It's been when I thought I had it licked," "I'm fixed! I've been fine! It's been a year and a half, who cares! I can have a glass of wine! And the next thing, you're on TMZ and it's a disaster. That teaches me that it's just not something I can do"

startribune Friday, February 28, 2020 12:38:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : "It takes time to learn all the things you need to learn. And it also takes time to suffer enough until at some point there's something inside you that says, 'No mas. I give,'" "What it really is, personally in me and what I've seen in others that I want for myself, is a profound sense of humility. You are not stronger than the thing you're addicted to. It is stronger than you. It will always be stronger than you"

startribune Friday, February 28, 2020 12:38:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : "When I had the opportunity to direct and star in the Batman stand-alone movie, I realized I wasn't passionate about it. And, A, if you're not passionate about it, you're probably not going to make a good movie. And, B, that movie absolutely deserves to be made by someone for whom it's their lifelong passion and dream," "My tastes have changed. I'm interested in different kinds of movies"

startribune Friday, February 28, 2020 12:38:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : "He was what you call a very low-bottom drunk. He needed to get really, really far down before he could get sober," "Unfortunately, those were really formative years for me. So I know how important these years are right now for my kids. These are the absolute most critical, vital years. I want to be there for absolutely as much of it as I possibly can"

startribune Friday, February 28, 2020 12:38:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : "I don’t know all the answers. I’m only an expert in my own failings," "But the more expert you become in your own failings, interestingly, the less likely you are to repeat them, I’ve found. That is how my life has been getting better. I have a better relationship with my kids today than I did three years ago. I have a better relationship with my ex-wife, I think, than I did three years ago. I think I’m a better actor. I think I’m a more interesting person because most of the growth that I’ve had has come from pain"

timescolonist Friday, February 28, 2020 12:31:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : "Sometimes just feeling those feelings again purges them a little bit and frees you a little bit," "This movie was hard to make. Sometimes it was painful. And sometimes I was embarrassed. And sometimes I couldn’t believe my life had any similarity to this"

timescolonist Friday, February 28, 2020 12:31:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : "Less and less do I see any real distinction between what the substance is that you’re using to medicate but just the fact that you’re medicating,"

timescolonist Friday, February 28, 2020 12:31:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : "Unfortunately, I had actually lived that life and done the research. I brought a certain perverse expertise because I knew what it was like to feel in thrall to a compulsion that wasn’t good for me," "I knew how hopeless that can feel. And I knew how enormously frustrating it is. But I also knew something really important which is: People get better. You can get better"

timescolonist Friday, February 28, 2020 12:31:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : "The times that I’ve relapsed, personally, have been not been because I’ve had some bad thing happen. It’s been when I thought I had it licked," "I’m fixed! I’ve been fine! It’s been a year and a half, who cares! I can have a glass of wine! And the next thing, you’re on TMZ and it’s a disaster. That teaches me that it’s just not something I can do"

timescolonist Friday, February 28, 2020 12:31:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : "It takes time to learn all the things you need to learn. And it also takes time to suffer enough until at some point there’s something inside you that says, ‘No mas. I give,’" "What it really is, personally in me and what I’ve seen in others that I want for myself, is a profound sense of humility. You are not stronger than the thing you’re addicted to. It is stronger than you. It will always be stronger than you"

timescolonist Friday, February 28, 2020 12:31:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : "When I had the opportunity to direct and star in the Batman stand-alone movie, I realized I wasn’t passionate about it. And, A, if you’re not passionate about it, you’re probably not going to make a good movie. And, B, that movie absolutely deserves to be made by someone for whom it’s their lifelong passion and dream," "My tastes have changed. I’m interested in different kinds of movies"

timescolonist Friday, February 28, 2020 12:31:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : "He was what you call a very low-bottom drunk. He needed to get really, really far down before he could get sober," "Unfortunately, those were really formative years for me. So I know how important these years are right now for my kids. These are the absolute most critical, vital years. I want to be there for absolutely as much of it as I possibly can"

timescolonist Friday, February 28, 2020 12:31:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : "I would not wish it on myself principally because of my children and because it has caused them pain, which I would give anything to change," "But I can’t change the past. I can go from today. I can make sure today I’m good. That’s what I’ve got. I’m a guy doing good today"

timescolonist Friday, February 28, 2020 12:31:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “That’s one of the most moving things that’s stayed with me,” “The desire for that freedom, and so I can be accountable to my kids”

beaumontenterprise Friday, February 28, 2020 12:20:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “Less and less do I see any real distinction between what the substance is that you’re using to medicate but just the fact that you’re medicating,”

beaumontenterprise Friday, February 28, 2020 12:20:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “I don’t know all the answers. I’m only an expert in my own failings,” “But the more expert you become in your own failings, interestingly, the less likely you are to repeat them, I’ve found. That is how my life has been getting better. I have a better relationship with my kids today than I did three years ago. I have a better relationship with my ex-wife, I think, than I did three years ago. I think I’m a better actor. I think I’m a more interesting person because most of the growth that I’ve had has come from pain”

beaumontenterprise Friday, February 28, 2020 12:20:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “Sometimes just feeling those feelings again purges them a little bit and frees you a little bit,” “This movie was hard to make. Sometimes it was painful. And sometimes I was embarrassed. And sometimes I couldn’t believe my life had any similarity to this”

beaumontenterprise Friday, February 28, 2020 12:20:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “When I had the opportunity to direct and star in the Batman stand-alone movie, I realized I wasn’t passionate about it. And, A, if you’re not passionate about it, you’re probably not going to make a good movie. And, B, that movie absolutely deserves to be made by someone for whom it’s their lifelong passion and dream,” “My tastes have changed. I’m interested in different kinds of movies”

beaumontenterprise Friday, February 28, 2020 12:20:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “The times that I’ve relapsed, personally, have been not been because I’ve had some bad thing happen. It’s been when I thought I had it licked,” “I’m fixed! I’ve been fine! It’s been a year and a half, who cares! I can have a glass of wine! And the next thing, you’re on TMZ and it’s a disaster. That teaches me that it’s just not something I can do”

beaumontenterprise Friday, February 28, 2020 12:20:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “It takes time to learn all the things you need to learn. And it also takes time to suffer enough until at some point there’s something inside you that says, ‘No mas. I give,’”

beaumontenterprise Friday, February 28, 2020 12:20:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “He was what you call a very low-bottom drunk. He needed to get really, really far down before he could get sober,” “Unfortunately, those were really formative years for me. So I know how important these years are right now for my kids. These are the absolute most critical, vital years. I want to be there for absolutely as much of it as I possibly can”

beaumontenterprise Friday, February 28, 2020 12:20:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “I would not wish it on myself principally because of my children and because it has caused them pain, which I would give anything to change,” “But I can’t change the past. I can go from today. I can make sure today I’m good. That’s what I’ve got. I’m a guy doing good today”

beaumontenterprise Friday, February 28, 2020 12:20:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck aggiunto : «Questo film l’ho trovato terapeutico […] È stata un’esperienza intensa, faccio i conti con problemi che capitano a molti […] La mia esperienza è diversa da quella del personaggio ma a livello profondo è lo stesso senso di fallimento»

ilsussidiario Thursday, February 27, 2020 9:16:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck told : “When you have children with somebody you’re connected to them forever,”

foxnews Wednesday, February 26, 2020 8:39:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck told : "There are things that I would love to go back and change,"

geo-tv Wednesday, February 26, 2020 6:01:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck said : “It has to be Mexican because I learned Spanish when I lived in Mexico for a year when I was 13,”

laht Wednesday, February 26, 2020 3:16:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck told : “The biggest regret of my life is this divorce,”

foxnews Monday, February 24, 2020 7:13:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck said : "She's the real thing, I keep in touch periodically with her and have a lot of respect for her. How awesome is it that she had her biggest hit movie at 50?"

business-standard Sunday, February 23, 2020 8:48:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck recalled : “I showed somebody ‘The Batman’ script,”

readingeagle Saturday, February 22, 2020 8:59:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck said : “My dad didn’t really get sober until I was 19,”

readingeagle Saturday, February 22, 2020 8:59:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck said : “I don’t know that I have anything to really add or say that hasn’t been said already and better by people who have been personally victimized or who are survivors of what he did,”

readingeagle Saturday, February 22, 2020 8:59:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck said : “The older I’ve gotten, the more I recognize that my dad did the best he could,” “There’s a lot of alcoholism and mental illness in my family. The legacy of that is quite powerful and sometimes hard to shake”

readingeagle Saturday, February 22, 2020 8:59:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck said : “It took me a long time to fundamentally, deeply, without a hint of doubt, admit to myself that I am an alcoholic,” “The next drink will not be different”

readingeagle Saturday, February 22, 2020 8:59:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck said : “I resented that somebody got a picture of it by spying on me,”

readingeagle Saturday, February 22, 2020 8:59:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck said : “It was really important, without being mawkish or false, that he make amends to her — that he take accountability for the pain that he and only he has caused,”

readingeagle Saturday, February 22, 2020 8:59:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck said : "I never thought that I was gonna get divorced. I didn't want to get divorced. I didn't want to be a divorced person. I really didn't want to be a split family with my children. And it upset me because it meant I wasn't who I thought I was. And that was so painful and so disappointing in myself"

themirror Saturday, February 22, 2020 2:58:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck added : "I'm doing my very, very best… It has to be good enough. I don't really have a choice," "I have to be the man I want to be at this point. I don't have any more room for failure of that kind"

themirror Saturday, February 22, 2020 2:58:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck told : "I don't know, trust? And care, and mutual respect, and all the sort of usual stuff,"

foxnews Saturday, February 22, 2020 6:28:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck told : “The biggest regret of my life is this divorce,”

foxnews Saturday, February 22, 2020 6:28:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck ( about Batman Begins ) : "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice"

ogloboglobo Tuesday, March 26, 2019 5:14:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck ( about Batman Begins ) : "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice"

ogloboglobo Tuesday, March 26, 2019 5:14:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck declarou : “A posição da Netflix enquanto empresa é um assunto complexo que não posso comentar, cabe aos jornalistas fazerem essa análise”

observador Wednesday, March 13, 2019 3:36:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck dijo : “Es muy emocionante porque te da la sensación de que está definiendo hacia dónde va el futuro del cine y de la distribución. La gente ve películas en más y más plataformas que antes y se siente que eres parte de esa transición emergente”

wsoctv Tuesday, March 5, 2019 12:51:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck écrit : «Ça me rend malade. C'est complètement inacceptable et je me demande ce que je peux faire pour être certain que ça n'arrive pas à d'autres. Nous devons protéger nos soeurs, amies, collègues et filles»

lapresse-CA Wednesday, October 11, 2017 10:17:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck expliqué : "Certains personnages ont une place à part dans le coeur de millions de gens. Jouer ce rôle demande de la concentration, de la passion et de délivrer la meilleure performance possible. Il est apparu clairement que je ne peux pas mener de front les deux tâches au niveau exigé par le projet. Avec le studio, j'ai pris la décision de trouver un réalisateur qui soit un partenaire avec qui je peux collaborer sur un film d'une telle ampleur. Je reste impliqué, nous allons faire ce film, mais nous recherchons un réalisateur. Je reste très attaché à ce projet, et j'ai hâte de donner vie à cette histoire aux fans à travers le monde"

msn-fr Tuesday, January 31, 2017 5:04:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck expliqué : «Mon film, c’est une nouvelle version d’ Once upon a Time in the West !»

quotidien-lu Wednesday, January 18, 2017 5:49:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck dijo : “Esta industria tiende a exagerar los éxitos y los fracasos”

diariolibre-en Friday, January 13, 2017 12:50:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck dijo : “Cuando tuve el éxito de ‘Argo’, de alguna manera tuve que aprovecharlo”

diariolibre-en Friday, January 13, 2017 12:50:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck dijo ( about John Houston ) : “Veo las carreras de otros directores, tipos como John Huston, y veo cómo tuvieron grandes éxitos y grandes fracasos y tuvieron grandes vidas. Eso está bien para mí como modelo” “No me molesta la naturaleza de alto riesgo de esta profesión. Si es un éxito eres un éxito y si es un fracaso tú eres un fracaso. Hay algo excepcionalmente estadounidense al respecto”

diariolibre-en Friday, January 13, 2017 12:50:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck dijo : “Dicen debes tener X, Y y Z para hacer dinero en la industria del cine” “Tienes que tener a alguien usando una capa, por ejemplo. Aunque no tengo nada contra las películas con gente con capa, y de hecho soy un gran fan de las capas, no creo que deberíamos estar limitados a ese género”

diariolibre-en Friday, January 13, 2017 12:50:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck dijo : “Algunos de esos conflictos siguen siendo relevantes ahora” “De hecho no tenía idea de que una historia sobre inmigrantes y el Klu Klux Klan y la moralidad se sentiría tan actual”

diariolibre-en Friday, January 13, 2017 12:50:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck dijo ( about Ben Affleck ) : “Eso generó unas 30 notas sobre ‘Ben Affleck se tomará su tiempo con Batman’. ¡Claro que sí!” “Uno se toma su tiempo con cualquier película, ... pero como es ‘Batman’ y tiene ese nivel de atención en la red. ¿Qué podría ser menos noticioso que el hecho de que una persona diga que quiere tener un buen guion de su película? Vamos a hacer la película, seguimos adelante con ella, es solo que estamos trabajando en el guion para que sea buena. Es como la película aún no hecha más famosa de la historia”

diariolibre-en Friday, January 13, 2017 12:50:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck wrote : “During this time, I’m thinking about our most vulnerable – children losing access to meals they rely on, friends and family who are facing job disruptions, the elderly, and low-income families,”

tribune Tuesday, March 17, 2020 12:40:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck said : “That’s one of the most moving things that’s stayed with me,” “The desire for that freedom, and so I can be accountable to my kids”

readingeagle Monday, March 16, 2020 12:59:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck said : “Sometimes just feeling those feelings again purges them a little bit and frees you a little bit,” “This movie was hard to make. Sometimes it was painful. And sometimes I was embarrassed. And sometimes I couldn’t believe my life had any similarity to this”

readingeagle Monday, March 16, 2020 12:59:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck said : “When I had the opportunity to direct and star in the Batman stand-alone movie, I realized I wasn’t passionate about it,” “My tastes have changed. I’m interested in different kinds of movies”

readingeagle Monday, March 16, 2020 12:59:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck said : “I would not wish it on myself principally because of my children and because it has caused them pain, which I would give anything to change,” “But I can’t change the past. I can go from today. I can make sure today I’m good. That’s what I’ve got. I’m a guy doing good today”

readingeagle Monday, March 16, 2020 12:59:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck told : “It’s not particularly healthy for me to obsess over the failures — the relapses — and beat myself up,”

ibtimes Tuesday, March 10, 2020 11:15:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck said : “She’s always been a very good student, and she’s been interested in Spanish, and so I would often help her,” “Now, all of a sudden, she’s gotten into the grade where she’s, like, in the harder Spanish classes and she’s getting better”

boston Tuesday, March 10, 2020 1:01:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck said : "The biggest regret of my life is this divorce," "Shame is really toxic. There is no positive byproduct of shame. It's just stewing in a toxic, hideous feeling of low self-worth and self-loathing"

ibtimes-sg Sunday, March 8, 2020 7:49:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck said : "The potential for a movie like this is to really inspire somebody,"

JakartaPost Saturday, March 7, 2020 4:46:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck said : “When my life got really stressful, which principally had to do with the disappointment and the pain that the divorce caused my children, that affected me profoundly,”

ibtimes Friday, March 6, 2020 9:53:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck said : "Bradley and Robert have been really helpful to me, and really supportive,"

click2houston Friday, March 6, 2020 9:43:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck told : "Yes, [my dad] was an alcoholic. . . . I did know that as a child,"

click2houston Friday, March 6, 2020 9:43:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck said : "I know and have a lot of friends who have dealt with issues like this, compulsive behavior and addictive behavior, and the vast majority of them are really honest, accountable people living good, healthy lives," "The idea that life gets better, that you can get better, that you can overcome your obstacles, is a really important one to me and that's the approach I liked about [ The Way Back ]. It was not just like, 'Oh, there is alcoholism.' That's kind of ordinary"

click2houston Friday, March 6, 2020 9:43:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck said : “The potential for a movie like this is to really inspire somebody,”

TheFrontierPost-en Friday, March 6, 2020 7:12:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck said : “The potential for a movie like this is to really inspire somebody,”

dhakatribune Friday, March 6, 2020 5:20:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck said : “The potential for a movie like this is to really inspire somebody,”

abs-cbnnews Friday, March 6, 2020 2:42:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck said : "The potential for a movie like this is to really inspire somebody,"

thepeninsulaqatar Thursday, March 5, 2020 8:34:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck said : “I’m a divorced dad, I get half the time with my son, and it was his birthday. So I said to [the producers], ‘I’ll do whatever the schedule needs, but the 27th, I gotta be in L.A.,'” “So they set it up where I was shooting right up until the 27th, and then I kinda had to scramble … and I was going to land right in time for his birthday”

boston Thursday, March 5, 2020 7:27:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck said ( about Wars ) : “My son knows that I do movies that are kinda fake and his mom does movies and that’s all pretend, but he also knows that Star Wars is real,” “There’s guys out there fighting the emperor, and that job needs to get done, and I can do my fake bull****, and some people can do an important job”

boston Thursday, March 5, 2020 7:27:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck said : “I had to show up to my son’s party with no gift for him,” “And it was this sort of sinking, awful feeling”

boston Thursday, March 5, 2020 7:27:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck said : “He opened the presents, I played him the video of Kylo Ren, and it was an incredibly moving and powerful moment,” “Adam made me a hero to my kid, and I will never, ever, ever forget it”

boston Thursday, March 5, 2020 7:27:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck said ( about Adam Driver ) : “He opened the presents and I played him the video, and it was an incredibly moving and powerful moment. Adam made me a hero to my kid, and I will never, ever, ever forget it”

irishexaminer Thursday, March 5, 2020 2:38:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck said ( about Adam Driver ) : “He opened the presents and I played him the video, and it was an incredibly moving and powerful moment. Adam made me a hero to my kid, and I will never, ever, ever forget it”

pressandjournal Thursday, March 5, 2020 1:07:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck says : "I'd be lying if I said divorce wasn't a painful experience," "But that was part of what made this story really authentic. For a lot of people divorce is the most painful thing that happens to them in life. Even if you're on the best possible terms and you agree it's the best choice ... It was very, very painful for me"

watoday Thursday, March 5, 2020 8:12:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : "No doubt as I've gotten older my experiences inform what I do as an actor," "There's a broader emotional pallet because I've been through more"

watoday Thursday, March 5, 2020 8:12:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says ( about Matt Damon ) : "It was so much fun being with Matt again," "It reminded me of being young and not exactly carefree, but remembering when you're a kid. You know, the feeling there's limitless future possibilities and you're not experienced enough to know that things can really go wrong yet. But now we have the benefit of 20 years of making movies in between to help us. I think it's made us better, frankly"

watoday Thursday, March 5, 2020 8:12:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck : “There are things that I feel shame about, for sure, but I think shame is really toxic and can be disruptive. There’s an interesting point that someone made to me, which is you’re not responsible for being alcoholic, but you are responsible for your actions”

wsvn Thursday, March 5, 2020 5:06:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck said : "Adam made me a hero to my kid. And I will never, ever, ever forget it," "It's a really good lesson in doing those small gestures of kindness, because you have no idea. For [Driver], he's like, 'Yeah, send the Kylo Ren doll and the Kylo Ren LEGO and the Kylo Ren thing and the little picture of Kylo Ren signed by Kylo Ren.' It meant the f---ing world to [Samuel]. So much"

news-yahoo Thursday, March 5, 2020 3:13:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck said ( about Kylo Ren ) : "I opened the presents. I played him the video of Kylo Ren and it was an incredibly moving and powerful moment,"

upi Wednesday, March 4, 2020 4:30:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck said : “I never thought that I was gonna get divorced,”

dailycaller Friday, February 28, 2020 8:46:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck says : "I don’t know all the answers. I’m only an expert in my own failings," "But the more expert you become in your own failings, interestingly, the less likely you are to repeat them, I’ve found. That is how my life has been getting better"

timescolonist Friday, February 28, 2020 12:20:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck says : "Sometimes just feeling those feelings again purges them a little bit and frees you a little bit," "This movie was hard to make. Sometimes it was painful. And sometimes I was embarrassed. And sometimes I couldn’t believe my life had any similarity to this"

timescolonist Friday, February 28, 2020 12:20:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck says : "I would not wish it on myself principally because of my children and because it has caused them pain, which I would give anything to change," "But I can’t change the past. I can go from today. I can make sure today I’m good. That’s what I’ve got. I’m a guy doing good today"

timescolonist Friday, February 28, 2020 12:20:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck says : "The times that I’ve relapsed, personally, have been not been because I’ve had some bad thing happen. It’s been when I thought I had it licked," "And the next thing, you’re on TMZ and it’s a disaster. That teaches me that it’s just not something I can do"

timescolonist Friday, February 28, 2020 12:20:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck says : "When I had the opportunity to direct and star in the Batman stand-alone movie, I realized I wasn’t passionate about it," "My tastes have changed. I’m interested in different kinds of movies"

timescolonist Friday, February 28, 2020 12:20:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “That’s one of the most moving things that’s stayed with me,” “The desire for that freedom, and so I can be accountable to my kids”

messenger-inquirer Friday, February 28, 2020 9:43:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “Less and less do I see any real distinction between what the substance is that you’re using to medicate but just the fact that you’re medicating,”

messenger-inquirer Friday, February 28, 2020 9:43:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “I don’t know all the answers. I’m only an expert in my own failings,” “But the more expert you become in your own failings, interestingly, the less likely you are to repeat them, I’ve found. That is how my life has been getting better. I have a better relationship with my kids today than I did three years ago. I have a better relationship with my ex-wife, I think, than I did three years ago. I think I’m a better actor. I think I’m a more interesting person because most of the growth that I’ve had has come from pain”

messenger-inquirer Friday, February 28, 2020 9:43:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “Sometimes just feeling those feelings again purges them a little bit and frees you a little bit,” “This movie was hard to make. Sometimes it was painful. And sometimes I was embarrassed. And sometimes I couldn’t believe my life had any similarity to this”

messenger-inquirer Friday, February 28, 2020 9:43:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “When I had the opportunity to direct and star in the Batman stand-alone movie, I realized I wasn’t passionate about it. And, A, if you’re not passionate about it, you’re probably not going to make a good movie. And, B, that movie absolutely deserves to be made by someone for whom it’s their lifelong passion and dream,” “My tastes have changed. I’m interested in different kinds of movies”

messenger-inquirer Friday, February 28, 2020 9:43:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “The times that I’ve relapsed, personally, have been not been because I’ve had some bad thing happen. It’s been when I thought I had it licked,” “I’m fixed! I’ve been fine! It’s been a year and a half, who cares! I can have a glass of wine! And the next thing, you’re on TMZ and it’s a disaster. That teaches me that it’s just not something I can do”

messenger-inquirer Friday, February 28, 2020 9:43:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “It takes time to learn all the things you need to learn. And it also takes time to suffer enough until at some point there’s something inside you that says, ‘No mas. I give,’”

messenger-inquirer Friday, February 28, 2020 9:43:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “He was what you call a very low-bottom drunk. He needed to get really, really far down before he could get sober,” “Unfortunately, those were really formative years for me. So I know how important these years are right now for my kids. These are the absolute most critical, vital years. I want to be there for absolutely as much of it as I possibly can”

messenger-inquirer Friday, February 28, 2020 9:43:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “I would not wish it on myself principally because of my children and because it has caused them pain, which I would give anything to change,” “But I can’t change the past. I can go from today. I can make sure today I’m good. That’s what I’ve got. I’m a guy doing good today”

messenger-inquirer Friday, February 28, 2020 9:43:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “That’s one of the most moving things that’s stayed with me,” “The desire for that freedom, and so I can be accountable to my kids”

eagletribune Friday, February 28, 2020 2:01:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “Less and less do I see any real distinction between what the substance is that you’re using to medicate but just the fact that you’re medicating,”

eagletribune Friday, February 28, 2020 2:01:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “I don’t know all the answers. I’m only an expert in my own failings,” “But the more expert you become in your own failings, interestingly, the less likely you are to repeat them, I’ve found. That is how my life has been getting better. I have a better relationship with my kids today than I did three years ago. I have a better relationship with my ex-wife, I think, than I did three years ago. I think I’m a better actor. I think I’m a more interesting person because most of the growth that I’ve had has come from pain”

eagletribune Friday, February 28, 2020 2:01:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “Sometimes just feeling those feelings again purges them a little bit and frees you a little bit,” “This movie was hard to make. Sometimes it was painful. And sometimes I was embarrassed. And sometimes I couldn’t believe my life had any similarity to this”

eagletribune Friday, February 28, 2020 2:01:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “When I had the opportunity to direct and star in the Batman stand-alone movie, I realized I wasn’t passionate about it. And, A, if you’re not passionate about it, you’re probably not going to make a good movie. And, B, that movie absolutely deserves to be made by someone for whom it’s their lifelong passion and dream,” “My tastes have changed. I’m interested in different kinds of movies”

eagletribune Friday, February 28, 2020 2:01:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “The times that I’ve relapsed, personally, have been not been because I’ve had some bad thing happen. It’s been when I thought I had it licked,” “I’m fixed! I’ve been fine! It’s been a year and a half, who cares! I can have a glass of wine! And the next thing, you’re on TMZ and it’s a disaster. That teaches me that it’s just not something I can do”

eagletribune Friday, February 28, 2020 2:01:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “It takes time to learn all the things you need to learn. And it also takes time to suffer enough until at some point there’s something inside you that says, ‘No mas. I give,’”

eagletribune Friday, February 28, 2020 2:01:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “He was what you call a very low-bottom drunk. He needed to get really, really far down before he could get sober,” “Unfortunately, those were really formative years for me. So I know how important these years are right now for my kids. These are the absolute most critical, vital years. I want to be there for absolutely as much of it as I possibly can”

eagletribune Friday, February 28, 2020 2:01:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “I would not wish it on myself principally because of my children and because it has caused them pain, which I would give anything to change,” “But I can’t change the past. I can go from today. I can make sure today I’m good. That’s what I’ve got. I’m a guy doing good today”

eagletribune Friday, February 28, 2020 2:01:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “That’s one of the most moving things that’s stayed with me,” “The desire for that freedom, and so I can be accountable to my kids”

citynews-ca Friday, February 28, 2020 1:50:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “I would not wish it on myself principally because of my children and because it has caused them pain, which I would give anything to change,” “But I can’t change the past. I can go from today. I can make sure today I’m good. That’s what I’ve got. I’m a guy doing good today”

citynews-ca Friday, February 28, 2020 1:50:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “I don’t know all the answers. I’m only an expert in my own failings,” “But the more expert you become in your own failings, interestingly, the less likely you are to repeat them, I’ve found. That is how my life has been getting better. I have a better relationship with my kids today than I did three years ago. I have a better relationship with my ex-wife, I think, than I did three years ago. I think I’m a better actor. I think I’m a more interesting person because most of the growth that I’ve had has come from pain”

citynews-ca Friday, February 28, 2020 1:50:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “Sometimes just feeling those feelings again purges them a little bit and frees you a little bit,” “This movie was hard to make. Sometimes it was painful. And sometimes I was embarrassed. And sometimes I couldn’t believe my life had any similarity to this”

citynews-ca Friday, February 28, 2020 1:50:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “Less and less do I see any real distinction between what the substance is that you’re using to medicate but just the fact that you’re medicating,”

citynews-ca Friday, February 28, 2020 1:50:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “Unfortunately, I had actually lived that life and done the research. I brought a certain perverse expertise because I knew what it was like to feel in thrall to a compulsion that wasn’t good for me,” “I knew how hopeless that can feel. And I knew how enormously frustrating it is. But I also knew something really important which is: People get better. You can get better”

citynews-ca Friday, February 28, 2020 1:50:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “The times that I’ve relapsed, personally, have been not been because I’ve had some bad thing happen. It’s been when I thought I had it licked,” “I’m fixed! I’ve been fine! It’s been a year and a half, who cares! I can have a glass of wine! And the next thing, you’re on TMZ and it’s a disaster. That teaches me that it’s just not something I can do”

citynews-ca Friday, February 28, 2020 1:50:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “It takes time to learn all the things you need to learn. And it also takes time to suffer enough until at some point there’s something inside you that says, ‘No mas. I give,’” “What it really is, personally in me and what I’ve seen in others that I want for myself, is a profound sense of humility. You are not stronger than the thing you’re addicted to. It is stronger than you. It will always be stronger than you”

citynews-ca Friday, February 28, 2020 1:50:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “When I had the opportunity to direct and star in the Batman stand-alone movie, I realized I wasn’t passionate about it. And, A, if you’re not passionate about it, you’re probably not going to make a good movie. And, B, that movie absolutely deserves to be made by someone for whom it’s their lifelong passion and dream,” “My tastes have changed. I’m interested in different kinds of movies”

citynews-ca Friday, February 28, 2020 1:50:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “He was what you call a very low-bottom drunk. He needed to get really, really far down before he could get sober,” “Unfortunately, those were really formative years for me. So I know how important these years are right now for my kids. These are the absolute most critical, vital years. I want to be there for absolutely as much of it as I possibly can”

citynews-ca Friday, February 28, 2020 1:50:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “That’s one of the most moving things that’s stayed with me,” “The desire for that freedom, and so I can be accountable to my kids”

therepublic Friday, February 28, 2020 1:36:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “I would not wish it on myself principally because of my children and because it has caused them pain, which I would give anything to change,” “But I can’t change the past. I can go from today. I can make sure today I’m good. That’s what I’ve got. I’m a guy doing good today”

therepublic Friday, February 28, 2020 1:36:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “I don’t know all the answers. I’m only an expert in my own failings,” “But the more expert you become in your own failings, interestingly, the less likely you are to repeat them, I’ve found. That is how my life has been getting better. I have a better relationship with my kids today than I did three years ago. I have a better relationship with my ex-wife, I think, than I did three years ago. I think I’m a better actor. I think I’m a more interesting person because most of the growth that I’ve had has come from pain”

therepublic Friday, February 28, 2020 1:36:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “Sometimes just feeling those feelings again purges them a little bit and frees you a little bit,” “This movie was hard to make. Sometimes it was painful. And sometimes I was embarrassed. And sometimes I couldn’t believe my life had any similarity to this”

therepublic Friday, February 28, 2020 1:36:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “Less and less do I see any real distinction between what the substance is that you’re using to medicate but just the fact that you’re medicating,”

therepublic Friday, February 28, 2020 1:36:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “Unfortunately, I had actually lived that life and done the research. I brought a certain perverse expertise because I knew what it was like to feel in thrall to a compulsion that wasn’t good for me,” “I knew how hopeless that can feel. And I knew how enormously frustrating it is. But I also knew something really important which is: People get better. You can get better”

therepublic Friday, February 28, 2020 1:36:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “The times that I’ve relapsed, personally, have been not been because I’ve had some bad thing happen. It’s been when I thought I had it licked,” “I’m fixed! I’ve been fine! It’s been a year and a half, who cares! I can have a glass of wine! And the next thing, you’re on TMZ and it’s a disaster. That teaches me that it’s just not something I can do”

therepublic Friday, February 28, 2020 1:36:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “It takes time to learn all the things you need to learn. And it also takes time to suffer enough until at some point there’s something inside you that says, ‘No mas. I give,’” “What it really is, personally in me and what I’ve seen in others that I want for myself, is a profound sense of humility. You are not stronger than the thing you’re addicted to. It is stronger than you. It will always be stronger than you”

therepublic Friday, February 28, 2020 1:36:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “When I had the opportunity to direct and star in the Batman stand-alone movie, I realized I wasn’t passionate about it. And, A, if you’re not passionate about it, you’re probably not going to make a good movie. And, B, that movie absolutely deserves to be made by someone for whom it’s their lifelong passion and dream,” “My tastes have changed. I’m interested in different kinds of movies”

therepublic Friday, February 28, 2020 1:36:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “He was what you call a very low-bottom drunk. He needed to get really, really far down before he could get sober,” “Unfortunately, those were really formative years for me. So I know how important these years are right now for my kids. These are the absolute most critical, vital years. I want to be there for absolutely as much of it as I possibly can”

therepublic Friday, February 28, 2020 1:36:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “I don’t know all the answers. I’m only an expert in my own failings,” “But the more expert you become in your own failings, interestingly, the less likely you are to repeat them, I’ve found. That is how my life has been getting better. I have a better relationship with my kids today than I did three years ago. I have a better relationship with my ex-wife, I think, than I did three years ago. I think I’m a better actor. I think I’m a more interesting person because most of the growth that I’ve had has come from pain”

siouxcityjournal Friday, February 28, 2020 1:31:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “Sometimes just feeling those feelings again purges them a little bit and frees you a little bit,” “This movie was hard to make. Sometimes it was painful. And sometimes I was embarrassed. And sometimes I couldn’t believe my life had any similarity to this”

siouxcityjournal Friday, February 28, 2020 1:31:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “The times that I’ve relapsed, personally, have been not been because I’ve had some bad thing happen. It’s been when I thought I had it licked,” “I’m fixed! I’ve been fine! It’s been a year and a half, who cares! I can have a glass of wine! And the next thing, you’re on TMZ and it’s a disaster. That teaches me that it’s just not something I can do”

siouxcityjournal Friday, February 28, 2020 1:31:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “That’s one of the most moving things that’s stayed with me,” “The desire for that freedom, and so I can be accountable to my kids”

readingeagle Friday, February 28, 2020 1:27:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “Less and less do I see any real distinction between what the substance is that you’re using to medicate but just the fact that you’re medicating,”

readingeagle Friday, February 28, 2020 1:27:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “I don’t know all the answers. I’m only an expert in my own failings,” “But the more expert you become in your own failings, interestingly, the less likely you are to repeat them, I’ve found. That is how my life has been getting better. I have a better relationship with my kids today than I did three years ago. I have a better relationship with my ex-wife, I think, than I did three years ago. I think I’m a better actor. I think I’m a more interesting person because most of the growth that I’ve had has come from pain”

readingeagle Friday, February 28, 2020 1:27:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “Sometimes just feeling those feelings again purges them a little bit and frees you a little bit,” “This movie was hard to make. Sometimes it was painful. And sometimes I was embarrassed. And sometimes I couldn’t believe my life had any similarity to this”

readingeagle Friday, February 28, 2020 1:27:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “When I had the opportunity to direct and star in the Batman stand-alone movie, I realized I wasn’t passionate about it. And, A, if you’re not passionate about it, you’re probably not going to make a good movie. And, B, that movie absolutely deserves to be made by someone for whom it’s their lifelong passion and dream,” “My tastes have changed. I’m interested in different kinds of movies”

readingeagle Friday, February 28, 2020 1:27:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “The times that I’ve relapsed, personally, have been not been because I’ve had some bad thing happen. It’s been when I thought I had it licked,” “I’m fixed! I’ve been fine! It’s been a year and a half, who cares! I can have a glass of wine! And the next thing, you’re on TMZ and it’s a disaster. That teaches me that it’s just not something I can do”

readingeagle Friday, February 28, 2020 1:27:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “It takes time to learn all the things you need to learn. And it also takes time to suffer enough until at some point there’s something inside you that says, ‘No mas. I give,’”

readingeagle Friday, February 28, 2020 1:27:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “He was what you call a very low-bottom drunk. He needed to get really, really far down before he could get sober,” “Unfortunately, those were really formative years for me. So I know how important these years are right now for my kids. These are the absolute most critical, vital years. I want to be there for absolutely as much of it as I possibly can”

readingeagle Friday, February 28, 2020 1:27:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “I would not wish it on myself principally because of my children and because it has caused them pain, which I would give anything to change,” “But I can’t change the past. I can go from today. I can make sure today I’m good. That’s what I’ve got. I’m a guy doing good today”

readingeagle Friday, February 28, 2020 1:27:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “That’s one of the most moving things that’s stayed with me,” “The desire for that freedom, and so I can be accountable to my kids”

tribtown Friday, February 28, 2020 1:12:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “I would not wish it on myself principally because of my children and because it has caused them pain, which I would give anything to change,” “But I can’t change the past. I can go from today. I can make sure today I’m good. That’s what I’ve got. I’m a guy doing good today”

tribtown Friday, February 28, 2020 1:12:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “I don’t know all the answers. I’m only an expert in my own failings,” “But the more expert you become in your own failings, interestingly, the less likely you are to repeat them, I’ve found. That is how my life has been getting better. I have a better relationship with my kids today than I did three years ago. I have a better relationship with my ex-wife, I think, than I did three years ago. I think I’m a better actor. I think I’m a more interesting person because most of the growth that I’ve had has come from pain”

tribtown Friday, February 28, 2020 1:12:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “Sometimes just feeling those feelings again purges them a little bit and frees you a little bit,” “This movie was hard to make. Sometimes it was painful. And sometimes I was embarrassed. And sometimes I couldn’t believe my life had any similarity to this”

tribtown Friday, February 28, 2020 1:12:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “Less and less do I see any real distinction between what the substance is that you’re using to medicate but just the fact that you’re medicating,”

tribtown Friday, February 28, 2020 1:12:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “Unfortunately, I had actually lived that life and done the research. I brought a certain perverse expertise because I knew what it was like to feel in thrall to a compulsion that wasn’t good for me,” “I knew how hopeless that can feel. And I knew how enormously frustrating it is. But I also knew something really important which is: People get better. You can get better”

tribtown Friday, February 28, 2020 1:12:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “The times that I’ve relapsed, personally, have been not been because I’ve had some bad thing happen. It’s been when I thought I had it licked,” “I’m fixed! I’ve been fine! It’s been a year and a half, who cares! I can have a glass of wine! And the next thing, you’re on TMZ and it’s a disaster. That teaches me that it’s just not something I can do”

tribtown Friday, February 28, 2020 1:12:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “It takes time to learn all the things you need to learn. And it also takes time to suffer enough until at some point there’s something inside you that says, ‘No mas. I give,’” “What it really is, personally in me and what I’ve seen in others that I want for myself, is a profound sense of humility. You are not stronger than the thing you’re addicted to. It is stronger than you. It will always be stronger than you”

tribtown Friday, February 28, 2020 1:12:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “When I had the opportunity to direct and star in the Batman stand-alone movie, I realized I wasn’t passionate about it. And, A, if you’re not passionate about it, you’re probably not going to make a good movie. And, B, that movie absolutely deserves to be made by someone for whom it’s their lifelong passion and dream,” “My tastes have changed. I’m interested in different kinds of movies”

tribtown Friday, February 28, 2020 1:12:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “He was what you call a very low-bottom drunk. He needed to get really, really far down before he could get sober,” “Unfortunately, those were really formative years for me. So I know how important these years are right now for my kids. These are the absolute most critical, vital years. I want to be there for absolutely as much of it as I possibly can”

tribtown Friday, February 28, 2020 1:12:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “That’s one of the most moving things that’s stayed with me,” “The desire for that freedom, and so I can be accountable to my kids”

680news Friday, February 28, 2020 1:07:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “I would not wish it on myself principally because of my children and because it has caused them pain, which I would give anything to change,” “But I can’t change the past. I can go from today. I can make sure today I’m good. That’s what I’ve got. I’m a guy doing good today”

680news Friday, February 28, 2020 1:07:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “I don’t know all the answers. I’m only an expert in my own failings,” “But the more expert you become in your own failings, interestingly, the less likely you are to repeat them, I’ve found. That is how my life has been getting better. I have a better relationship with my kids today than I did three years ago. I have a better relationship with my ex-wife, I think, than I did three years ago. I think I’m a better actor. I think I’m a more interesting person because most of the growth that I’ve had has come from pain”

680news Friday, February 28, 2020 1:07:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “Sometimes just feeling those feelings again purges them a little bit and frees you a little bit,” “This movie was hard to make. Sometimes it was painful. And sometimes I was embarrassed. And sometimes I couldn’t believe my life had any similarity to this”

680news Friday, February 28, 2020 1:07:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “Less and less do I see any real distinction between what the substance is that you’re using to medicate but just the fact that you’re medicating,”

680news Friday, February 28, 2020 1:07:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “Unfortunately, I had actually lived that life and done the research. I brought a certain perverse expertise because I knew what it was like to feel in thrall to a compulsion that wasn’t good for me,” “I knew how hopeless that can feel. And I knew how enormously frustrating it is. But I also knew something really important which is: People get better. You can get better”

680news Friday, February 28, 2020 1:07:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “The times that I’ve relapsed, personally, have been not been because I’ve had some bad thing happen. It’s been when I thought I had it licked,” “I’m fixed! I’ve been fine! It’s been a year and a half, who cares! I can have a glass of wine! And the next thing, you’re on TMZ and it’s a disaster. That teaches me that it’s just not something I can do”

680news Friday, February 28, 2020 1:07:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “It takes time to learn all the things you need to learn. And it also takes time to suffer enough until at some point there’s something inside you that says, ‘No mas. I give,’” “What it really is, personally in me and what I’ve seen in others that I want for myself, is a profound sense of humility. You are not stronger than the thing you’re addicted to. It is stronger than you. It will always be stronger than you”

680news Friday, February 28, 2020 1:07:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “When I had the opportunity to direct and star in the Batman stand-alone movie, I realized I wasn’t passionate about it. And, A, if you’re not passionate about it, you’re probably not going to make a good movie. And, B, that movie absolutely deserves to be made by someone for whom it’s their lifelong passion and dream,” “My tastes have changed. I’m interested in different kinds of movies”

680news Friday, February 28, 2020 1:07:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “He was what you call a very low-bottom drunk. He needed to get really, really far down before he could get sober,” “Unfortunately, those were really formative years for me. So I know how important these years are right now for my kids. These are the absolute most critical, vital years. I want to be there for absolutely as much of it as I possibly can”

680news Friday, February 28, 2020 1:07:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : "That's one of the most moving things that's stayed with me," "The desire for that freedom, and so I can be accountable to my kids"

startribune Friday, February 28, 2020 12:38:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : "I would not wish it on myself principally because of my children and because it has caused them pain, which I would give anything to change," "But I can't change the past. I can go from today. I can make sure today I'm good. That's what I've got. I'm a guy doing good today"

startribune Friday, February 28, 2020 12:38:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : "I don't know all the answers. I'm only an expert in my own failings," "But the more expert you become in your own failings, interestingly, the less likely you are to repeat them, I've found. That is how my life has been getting better. I have a better relationship with my kids today than I did three years ago. I have a better relationship with my ex-wife, I think, than I did three years ago. I think I'm a better actor. I think I'm a more interesting person because most of the growth that I've had has come from pain"

startribune Friday, February 28, 2020 12:38:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : "Sometimes just feeling those feelings again purges them a little bit and frees you a little bit," "This movie was hard to make. Sometimes it was painful. And sometimes I was embarrassed. And sometimes I couldn't believe my life had any similarity to this"

startribune Friday, February 28, 2020 12:38:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : "Less and less do I see any real distinction between what the substance is that you're using to medicate but just the fact that you're medicating,"

startribune Friday, February 28, 2020 12:38:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : "Unfortunately, I had actually lived that life and done the research. I brought a certain perverse expertise because I knew what it was like to feel in thrall to a compulsion that wasn't good for me," "I knew how hopeless that can feel. And I knew how enormously frustrating it is. But I also knew something really important which is: People get better. You can get better"

startribune Friday, February 28, 2020 12:38:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : "The times that I've relapsed, personally, have been not been because I've had some bad thing happen. It's been when I thought I had it licked," "I'm fixed! I've been fine! It's been a year and a half, who cares! I can have a glass of wine! And the next thing, you're on TMZ and it's a disaster. That teaches me that it's just not something I can do"

startribune Friday, February 28, 2020 12:38:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : "It takes time to learn all the things you need to learn. And it also takes time to suffer enough until at some point there's something inside you that says, 'No mas. I give,'" "What it really is, personally in me and what I've seen in others that I want for myself, is a profound sense of humility. You are not stronger than the thing you're addicted to. It is stronger than you. It will always be stronger than you"

startribune Friday, February 28, 2020 12:38:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : "When I had the opportunity to direct and star in the Batman stand-alone movie, I realized I wasn't passionate about it. And, A, if you're not passionate about it, you're probably not going to make a good movie. And, B, that movie absolutely deserves to be made by someone for whom it's their lifelong passion and dream," "My tastes have changed. I'm interested in different kinds of movies"

startribune Friday, February 28, 2020 12:38:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : "He was what you call a very low-bottom drunk. He needed to get really, really far down before he could get sober," "Unfortunately, those were really formative years for me. So I know how important these years are right now for my kids. These are the absolute most critical, vital years. I want to be there for absolutely as much of it as I possibly can"

startribune Friday, February 28, 2020 12:38:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : "I don’t know all the answers. I’m only an expert in my own failings," "But the more expert you become in your own failings, interestingly, the less likely you are to repeat them, I’ve found. That is how my life has been getting better. I have a better relationship with my kids today than I did three years ago. I have a better relationship with my ex-wife, I think, than I did three years ago. I think I’m a better actor. I think I’m a more interesting person because most of the growth that I’ve had has come from pain"

timescolonist Friday, February 28, 2020 12:31:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : "Sometimes just feeling those feelings again purges them a little bit and frees you a little bit," "This movie was hard to make. Sometimes it was painful. And sometimes I was embarrassed. And sometimes I couldn’t believe my life had any similarity to this"

timescolonist Friday, February 28, 2020 12:31:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : "Less and less do I see any real distinction between what the substance is that you’re using to medicate but just the fact that you’re medicating,"

timescolonist Friday, February 28, 2020 12:31:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : "Unfortunately, I had actually lived that life and done the research. I brought a certain perverse expertise because I knew what it was like to feel in thrall to a compulsion that wasn’t good for me," "I knew how hopeless that can feel. And I knew how enormously frustrating it is. But I also knew something really important which is: People get better. You can get better"

timescolonist Friday, February 28, 2020 12:31:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : "The times that I’ve relapsed, personally, have been not been because I’ve had some bad thing happen. It’s been when I thought I had it licked," "I’m fixed! I’ve been fine! It’s been a year and a half, who cares! I can have a glass of wine! And the next thing, you’re on TMZ and it’s a disaster. That teaches me that it’s just not something I can do"

timescolonist Friday, February 28, 2020 12:31:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : "It takes time to learn all the things you need to learn. And it also takes time to suffer enough until at some point there’s something inside you that says, ‘No mas. I give,’" "What it really is, personally in me and what I’ve seen in others that I want for myself, is a profound sense of humility. You are not stronger than the thing you’re addicted to. It is stronger than you. It will always be stronger than you"

timescolonist Friday, February 28, 2020 12:31:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : "When I had the opportunity to direct and star in the Batman stand-alone movie, I realized I wasn’t passionate about it. And, A, if you’re not passionate about it, you’re probably not going to make a good movie. And, B, that movie absolutely deserves to be made by someone for whom it’s their lifelong passion and dream," "My tastes have changed. I’m interested in different kinds of movies"

timescolonist Friday, February 28, 2020 12:31:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : "He was what you call a very low-bottom drunk. He needed to get really, really far down before he could get sober," "Unfortunately, those were really formative years for me. So I know how important these years are right now for my kids. These are the absolute most critical, vital years. I want to be there for absolutely as much of it as I possibly can"

timescolonist Friday, February 28, 2020 12:31:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : "I would not wish it on myself principally because of my children and because it has caused them pain, which I would give anything to change," "But I can’t change the past. I can go from today. I can make sure today I’m good. That’s what I’ve got. I’m a guy doing good today"

timescolonist Friday, February 28, 2020 12:31:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “That’s one of the most moving things that’s stayed with me,” “The desire for that freedom, and so I can be accountable to my kids”

beaumontenterprise Friday, February 28, 2020 12:20:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “Less and less do I see any real distinction between what the substance is that you’re using to medicate but just the fact that you’re medicating,”

beaumontenterprise Friday, February 28, 2020 12:20:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “I don’t know all the answers. I’m only an expert in my own failings,” “But the more expert you become in your own failings, interestingly, the less likely you are to repeat them, I’ve found. That is how my life has been getting better. I have a better relationship with my kids today than I did three years ago. I have a better relationship with my ex-wife, I think, than I did three years ago. I think I’m a better actor. I think I’m a more interesting person because most of the growth that I’ve had has come from pain”

beaumontenterprise Friday, February 28, 2020 12:20:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “Sometimes just feeling those feelings again purges them a little bit and frees you a little bit,” “This movie was hard to make. Sometimes it was painful. And sometimes I was embarrassed. And sometimes I couldn’t believe my life had any similarity to this”

beaumontenterprise Friday, February 28, 2020 12:20:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “When I had the opportunity to direct and star in the Batman stand-alone movie, I realized I wasn’t passionate about it. And, A, if you’re not passionate about it, you’re probably not going to make a good movie. And, B, that movie absolutely deserves to be made by someone for whom it’s their lifelong passion and dream,” “My tastes have changed. I’m interested in different kinds of movies”

beaumontenterprise Friday, February 28, 2020 12:20:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “The times that I’ve relapsed, personally, have been not been because I’ve had some bad thing happen. It’s been when I thought I had it licked,” “I’m fixed! I’ve been fine! It’s been a year and a half, who cares! I can have a glass of wine! And the next thing, you’re on TMZ and it’s a disaster. That teaches me that it’s just not something I can do”

beaumontenterprise Friday, February 28, 2020 12:20:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “It takes time to learn all the things you need to learn. And it also takes time to suffer enough until at some point there’s something inside you that says, ‘No mas. I give,’”

beaumontenterprise Friday, February 28, 2020 12:20:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “He was what you call a very low-bottom drunk. He needed to get really, really far down before he could get sober,” “Unfortunately, those were really formative years for me. So I know how important these years are right now for my kids. These are the absolute most critical, vital years. I want to be there for absolutely as much of it as I possibly can”

beaumontenterprise Friday, February 28, 2020 12:20:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck says : “I would not wish it on myself principally because of my children and because it has caused them pain, which I would give anything to change,” “But I can’t change the past. I can go from today. I can make sure today I’m good. That’s what I’ve got. I’m a guy doing good today”

beaumontenterprise Friday, February 28, 2020 12:20:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck aggiunto : «Questo film l’ho trovato terapeutico […] È stata un’esperienza intensa, faccio i conti con problemi che capitano a molti […] La mia esperienza è diversa da quella del personaggio ma a livello profondo è lo stesso senso di fallimento»

ilsussidiario Thursday, February 27, 2020 9:16:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck told : “When you have children with somebody you’re connected to them forever,”

foxnews Wednesday, February 26, 2020 8:39:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck told : "There are things that I would love to go back and change,"

geo-tv Wednesday, February 26, 2020 6:01:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck said : “It has to be Mexican because I learned Spanish when I lived in Mexico for a year when I was 13,”

laht Wednesday, February 26, 2020 3:16:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck told : “The biggest regret of my life is this divorce,”

foxnews Monday, February 24, 2020 7:13:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck said : "She's the real thing, I keep in touch periodically with her and have a lot of respect for her. How awesome is it that she had her biggest hit movie at 50?"

business-standard Sunday, February 23, 2020 8:48:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck recalled : “I showed somebody ‘The Batman’ script,”

readingeagle Saturday, February 22, 2020 8:59:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck said : “My dad didn’t really get sober until I was 19,”

readingeagle Saturday, February 22, 2020 8:59:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck said : “I don’t know that I have anything to really add or say that hasn’t been said already and better by people who have been personally victimized or who are survivors of what he did,”

readingeagle Saturday, February 22, 2020 8:59:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck said : “The older I’ve gotten, the more I recognize that my dad did the best he could,” “There’s a lot of alcoholism and mental illness in my family. The legacy of that is quite powerful and sometimes hard to shake”

readingeagle Saturday, February 22, 2020 8:59:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck said : “It took me a long time to fundamentally, deeply, without a hint of doubt, admit to myself that I am an alcoholic,” “The next drink will not be different”

readingeagle Saturday, February 22, 2020 8:59:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck said : “I resented that somebody got a picture of it by spying on me,”

readingeagle Saturday, February 22, 2020 8:59:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck said : “It was really important, without being mawkish or false, that he make amends to her — that he take accountability for the pain that he and only he has caused,”

readingeagle Saturday, February 22, 2020 8:59:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck said : "I never thought that I was gonna get divorced. I didn't want to get divorced. I didn't want to be a divorced person. I really didn't want to be a split family with my children. And it upset me because it meant I wasn't who I thought I was. And that was so painful and so disappointing in myself"

themirror Saturday, February 22, 2020 2:58:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck added : "I'm doing my very, very best… It has to be good enough. I don't really have a choice," "I have to be the man I want to be at this point. I don't have any more room for failure of that kind"

themirror Saturday, February 22, 2020 2:58:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck told : "I don't know, trust? And care, and mutual respect, and all the sort of usual stuff,"

foxnews Saturday, February 22, 2020 6:28:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck told : “The biggest regret of my life is this divorce,”

foxnews Saturday, February 22, 2020 6:28:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck ( about Batman Begins ) : "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice"

ogloboglobo Tuesday, March 26, 2019 5:14:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck ( about Batman Begins ) : "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice"

ogloboglobo Tuesday, March 26, 2019 5:14:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck declarou : “A posição da Netflix enquanto empresa é um assunto complexo que não posso comentar, cabe aos jornalistas fazerem essa análise”

observador Wednesday, March 13, 2019 3:36:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck dijo : “Es muy emocionante porque te da la sensación de que está definiendo hacia dónde va el futuro del cine y de la distribución. La gente ve películas en más y más plataformas que antes y se siente que eres parte de esa transición emergente”

wsoctv Tuesday, March 5, 2019 12:51:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck écrit : «Ça me rend malade. C'est complètement inacceptable et je me demande ce que je peux faire pour être certain que ça n'arrive pas à d'autres. Nous devons protéger nos soeurs, amies, collègues et filles»

lapresse-CA Wednesday, October 11, 2017 10:17:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck expliqué : "Certains personnages ont une place à part dans le coeur de millions de gens. Jouer ce rôle demande de la concentration, de la passion et de délivrer la meilleure performance possible. Il est apparu clairement que je ne peux pas mener de front les deux tâches au niveau exigé par le projet. Avec le studio, j'ai pris la décision de trouver un réalisateur qui soit un partenaire avec qui je peux collaborer sur un film d'une telle ampleur. Je reste impliqué, nous allons faire ce film, mais nous recherchons un réalisateur. Je reste très attaché à ce projet, et j'ai hâte de donner vie à cette histoire aux fans à travers le monde"

msn-fr Tuesday, January 31, 2017 5:04:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck expliqué : «Mon film, c’est une nouvelle version d’ Once upon a Time in the West !»

quotidien-lu Wednesday, January 18, 2017 5:49:00 PM EAT

Ben Affleck dijo : “Esta industria tiende a exagerar los éxitos y los fracasos”

diariolibre-en Friday, January 13, 2017 12:50:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck dijo : “Cuando tuve el éxito de ‘Argo’, de alguna manera tuve que aprovecharlo”

diariolibre-en Friday, January 13, 2017 12:50:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck dijo ( about John Houston ) : “Veo las carreras de otros directores, tipos como John Huston, y veo cómo tuvieron grandes éxitos y grandes fracasos y tuvieron grandes vidas. Eso está bien para mí como modelo” “No me molesta la naturaleza de alto riesgo de esta profesión. Si es un éxito eres un éxito y si es un fracaso tú eres un fracaso. Hay algo excepcionalmente estadounidense al respecto”

diariolibre-en Friday, January 13, 2017 12:50:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck dijo : “Dicen debes tener X, Y y Z para hacer dinero en la industria del cine” “Tienes que tener a alguien usando una capa, por ejemplo. Aunque no tengo nada contra las películas con gente con capa, y de hecho soy un gran fan de las capas, no creo que deberíamos estar limitados a ese género”

diariolibre-en Friday, January 13, 2017 12:50:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck dijo : “Algunos de esos conflictos siguen siendo relevantes ahora” “De hecho no tenía idea de que una historia sobre inmigrantes y el Klu Klux Klan y la moralidad se sentiría tan actual”

diariolibre-en Friday, January 13, 2017 12:50:00 AM EAT

Ben Affleck dijo ( about Ben Affleck ) : “Eso generó unas 30 notas sobre ‘Ben Affleck se tomará su tiempo con Batman’. ¡Claro que sí!” “Uno se toma su tiempo con cualquier película, ... pero como es ‘Batman’ y tiene ese nivel de atención en la red. ¿Qué podría ser menos noticioso que el hecho de que una persona diga que quiere tener un buen guion de su película? Vamos a hacer la película, seguimos adelante con ella, es solo que estamos trabajando en el guion para que sea buena. Es como la película aún no hecha más famosa de la historia”

diariolibre-en Friday, January 13, 2017 12:50:00 AM EAT