“Here in Canada, in the Western world, we are inside the walls. Outside the walls are the barbarians.” WorldWallWesternCanadaBarbariansWestern World Author:Barbara Amiel
“Syria is geographically and politically in the middle of the Middle East.” MiddleEastMiddle EastSyria Author:Bashar al-Assad
“You have to look also to the media, where you have a vast majority of the loudest and most influential political voices in America media from people who came from the entertainment world.” PeopleWorldLooksAmericaPoliticalVoiceMediaMajorityEntertainmentInfluential Author:Ben Affleck
“You know George M. Steinbrenner III is the center of all evil in the universe.” KnowsUniverseEvil Author:Ben Affleck
“But when I felt like I had something to prove? Then I got up early every morning and worked all day long. I didn't know if I had any more talent than anyone else directing, but I knew I could work hard at it, and so I did.” IfsKnowsLongHardFeltMorningTalentHard WorkProveEvery MorningUp Early Author:Ben Affleck
“My father has positional vertigo, and if he flies he gets really dizzy, so he has to drive out to California, which he does a couple times a year. We talk, but we e-mail mostly.” IfsYearsDoeFatherCoupleCaliforniaMailGet RealDizzyVertigo Author:Ben Affleck
“After 2000 or so, I started to realize I wanted to be doing something else. I didn't want to be in front of a camera. I was frustrated. I didn't think I would stop acting, but I didn't want to be seen.” ThinkingWantWantedRealizingActingFrontsCamerasFrustrated Author:Ben Affleck
“I like acting for myself as a director. I act and I know that I'll have a chance to have some say in what gets used and that I'll be able to give myself enough takes and be on the same page as myself about how the scene should play.” KnowsGivingShouldEnoughPlayAbleUsedChanceActingSceneDirectorsPages Author:Ben Affleck