Ben Affleckholds forth on the highs and lows of his career in a lengthy new interview.
Among the lowsis shootingJustice League, to which he admits he didnt bring his best self.
Among the highs is his Internet-famous DVD commentary for theMichael Bay-directedArmageddon.
Ben Affleck in ‘Armageddon’, 1998Everett
I believe that may beat leasttop five all-time DVD commentaries, Affleck tells GQ.
By the way, nobody said anything to me.
And I was kind of shocked and appalled that I went on there and started being like….
I mean, thats all true.
Everything I said was a hundred percent true, but thats the point.
Youre not supposed to go on there and tellallof the truth.
In the commentary, the actor relates a conversation with Bay.
So that was the end of that talk.
[Does Michael Bay voice] You know, Ben, just shut up, OK?
You know, this is a real plan.
I was like, You mean its a real plan at NASA to train oil drillers?
And he was like, Just shut your mouth!
commentary: Bruce is going to tell them that they did a bad job of building the drill tank.
Like somehow they can build rocket ships, but they dont understand what makes a good trannie.
They dont know jack about drilling?
How hard can it be?
Aim the drill at the ground and turn it on.
you might watch Afflecks now-classic commentary below.
In the newGQinterview, Affleck explains his mindset going intoArmageddon.
I thought, Im going to go do a big Hollywood action movie and I love it.
I can stop talking about it.
But fuck it, we dont have to do that.
Were not doing that on this one.
Theres a sense of being small and of this thing being big.
