Ben Affleck compared himself with a gorilla
"When I think back to my twenties, I wonder how my brain differed from the gorilla’s brain at that age?" said Ben.
Two-time Oscar winner Ben Affleck, who has been mentioned in the media in recent months for reconciling with his ex-girlfriend Jennifer Lopez, turns 50 this year.
“Eight months and 14 days,” he said in December in Los Angeles, letting out a dry laugh. "But who counts?" said Ben.
It is not surprising that the movie star approached such a turning point with a certain degree of self-reflection, if not fear. But after a turbulent decade in his career and personal life, Affleck says he is calm these days. Previous years are marked by great ups and downs, including his win for Best Picture in 2013 for Argo, which he directed, and deep setbacks. Also, there is his divorce from actress Jennifer Garner, with whom he has three children, and his public struggle against alcoholism.
"The common thread I found among people I know who have turned 50 and are happiest is that they have stopped worrying so much about what other people think," he said. "I think it's a gift of that time. When you turn 30, you think, 'Now I get it,' then the 40s arrive and you say, 'I had no idea.' Now that I think about my twenties, I wonder, 'How was my brain different from a gorilla's brain at that age?" Ben added.
Feeling exhausted after appearing as Batman in the 2016 films "Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice" and "Justice League" in 2017, Affleck says he has focused on more character roles in recent years. Currently, he is starring in George Clooney’s drama “The Tender Bar” as a working-class book bartender who becomes a father figure to his nephew, played by Tye Sheridan. Although “The Tender Bar,” based on a memoir by former Times writer JR Moehringer in 2005, received mixed reviews, critics praised Affleck’s underrated performance, for which he won the Supporting Actor’s Golden Globe. The film is currently in theaters.
