“I'm always described as "cocksure" or "with a swagger," and that bears no resemblance to who I feel like inside. I feel plagued by insecurity.”

—  Ben Affleck

Regarding directing his first feature film
"Big Ben makes directing debut" Robin Walker. Daily Post. Liverpool (UK): May 30, 2008.

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