It’s fair to say that from his first days in Hollywood, Ben Affleck had his fair share of haters. For whatever reason, some people love to dislike the multi-Oscar winning producer, writer, director and actor. I am not one of those haters. I’ve been a fan of Affleck ever since I saw his movies dazed and Confused And Mallrats Repeated it again in college in the 90s. One of the things I love about him is that he’s definitely self-aware and always a little bit self-deprecating – two qualities I really admire. He displayed both of these qualities during his recent appearance on Late Night with Seth Meyers.
Meyers mentions Affleck winning Celebrity Edition in interview who wants to be a MillionaireThe grand prize was donated to the Eastern Congo Initiative, Affleck’s charity in DR Congo. Affleck immediately credited his partner 31 times In danger! Champion Jamie Ding, one of the greatest winners In danger! History. Affleck told Meyers that he was hesitant to play at first until he was told who he would be partnered with. As Affleck explained when the pitch was made to him:
‘What, you want me to make a fool of myself?’ He says, ‘I’ll put you with the smartest man in the world.’ ‘Sounds like a plan,’ I say.
So that’s the first quality I appreciate: He’s self-aware about what he thinks his limits are. However, like millionaire Showed, he’s being a little self-deprecating there. Even more so when he commented after that answer about how people constantly underestimate him. Affleck said:
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Yeah, I mean, but it’s been a constant in my life. I don’t know what it is that has set such a low bar of expectations. I’ve had a somewhat colorful history. But it is not necessary that people expect big success from me.
It’s not just movie fans or Hollywood people. Obviously, this applies even more to his personal life. As Affleck said:
So, I get it, especially people at home, they’re like, ‘Unbelievable.’ I get messages that are like, ‘You still have a horseshoe up your ass, I understand.’ Thanks, good to hear from you, Sully.
Watch the full exchange here:
As a former Boston resident I have to say, “Sully” is perfect for the joke. Plus, it’s kind of unbelievable that after decades of Hollywood success with movies like good will Hunting, argo (for both he won Oscars), City, And, you know, people still love to cut Affleck out, playing Batman. Recently, we have AnimalWhich falls on the 2026 movie schedule this week and can be watched with a Netflix subscription. Perhaps this is actually due to his “colorful history”, as he points out. I didn’t understand this.
it is gone girl However, it’s the star who always gets the last laugh, as he continues to make great movies both in front of and behind the camera.