Ben Affleck has a long list of roles he has taken on throughout his acting years. There’s been a lot of memorable ones and ones that every actor take. Meaning, ones that aren’t exactly fulfilling. Now, it seems that Affleck is going to become pickier with his roles. Meaning that he’s going to choose the ones that he actually wants to take. Ones that leave him fulfilled.
In a recent interview with Sacha Baron Cohen, Affleck revealed:
“At this point in my career, I’m a little old. I’m 48, so I don’t know how much longer I’m going to be the ‘not-25-year-old’ guy. But there are more interesting roles. People with whom you can identify are more interesting to me because I no longer have the ability to do something when I’m bored halfway through it and hate it.”
He added:
“I just can’t do it. It’s not worth it to be away from my kids. If I’m going to travel, there had better be something really satisfying that I think they’ll see at some point, hopefully. Although my kids are like, ‘Dad, we don’t want to watch your movies.’”
Affleck then added, explaining how The Way Back was able to be viewed by more people than he expected at the beginning of the pandemic:
“There was this captive audience of people who are all of a sudden at home, and I think more people saw [‘The Way Back’] than would have gone out to the theater,” he explained. “I think you have to weigh that. So now the line is blurred, and I’m just looking to do stuff that is personally rewarding. I think my ‘Armageddon’ days are behind me.”
What do you think about Affleck’s statements and what role of his are your favorite?
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