I think it absolutely shows his wisdom it just comes in the form of watching him talk about how much joy he takes in how Jen is a absolute blessing to him as a father etc by her focus on that part of her life. It is obvious though from his talking in other interviews that he does in fact enjoy being a father and may even grocery shop with his kid or run errands or be at the park without being given the 8 dollars an hour to do it of a babysitter. Barbara didn't use wisdom AT ALL in how she phrased her questions. I felt it made Ben look bad for having desires to have a professional life as well as for Jen to be a mom at home.
I like what he said about being defined by the way we rise more so then when we fall. This dude didn't just Fall he CRASHED and BURNED but he didn't give up he got his shit together and produced high quality work becoming one of the best directors around. No matter how bad it looks you can always make a comeback. Affleck is a testament to that
@@solyceres After he starred in million terrible movies in the early 2000s. After he won the Oscar for Good Will Hunting but before he directed Gone Baby Gone, he starred in terrible movies and was the butt of many jokes.
I think Barbara is the worst interviewer ever. But Ben killed it. He's a very, very smart person, a super talented actor, and a brilliant director for several years now. He went through some hard times and has been underrated by so many people for so many years, but now he proves through his work that he's definitely one of the best. I adore him !
How can you interview someone so hugely talented and successful and only focus on the few negatives the person has? I don't know how Ben kept his composure throughout the interview so seamlessly
Nice to see how well and positively he answered those questions. Just goes to show how pathetic and negative the media is, clinging on to their obssession from 10 years ago even today.
Best Ben movies: Good Will Hunting, Jersey Girl, Dogma, Chasing Amy, Gone Girl, The Accountant, The Way Back. Few others I need to see but he’s a talented gentleman!!!
Did Ben say "her" children on 7:20? My husband is asking because he didn't like it even though Ben said our children previously. We watched it on Hulu. My husband thinks he doesn't love her enough.
He said "our children" both times. The second time he kind of slurred the term, but it was definitely "our children." Don't know where your husband got that Affleck doesn't love his wife enough. He was very complimentary and emphatically (6:44) said "I got really lucky, I married a wonderful woman who is a great mother." He put the priority in the right place...first woman, then mother. Actually he comes across as a class act because he's also careful to say that his friends who sustained him in childhood were Matt Damon AND his brother Casey Affleck. He's always careful to not offend by omission. I've also noted that he never badmouths Jennifer Lopez. He has said in other interviews that he doesn't regret the relationship and that they remain friends. Class Act all around. He comes across as having common sense and intelligence.
Your husband as man, undestands the signals of another man well and he caught Ben"s failed act...and he was absolutely right. Ben got married in a hurry and not truly in love. That overrated marriage, shortly after this interview, ended with no turning back.
This comment hasn't aged well... literally after 2 years he moved into their guest house! I think it was yet another Hollywood wedding for image reasons, mostly.
@@francyl29 Ben Affleck did marry Jennifer Garner because she got pregnant and Barbara Walters unlike many at that time had no problems calling out their shotgun wedding and it wasn't like Ben Affleck hadn't already humiliated and embarrassed Jennifer Garner publicly because he had already done that for years in part by being unfaithful several times but, it didn't really affect his career. Divorcing Jennifer Garner allowed Ben Affleck to find true happiness that was lacking in that marriage. I think that is hard for Jennifer Garner because she now knows that she can't use Ben Affleck's name to try and maintain a career and what's probably harder for her is that Ben is showing that if he wants to be that he can be loyal to and supportive of Jennifer Lopez and her career and in my opinion Barbara Walters just highlighted part of why Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner's marriage failed. It's hard not to notice that most of Ben Affleck's prior girlfriends work and have their own careers and Ben Affleck isn't expected to have his name used so that they can try to maintain their career.
@@francyl29 There were image reasons, and also pressures and ultimatums from the industry for Ben to focus on his career and build a family image of him from marketing, which was approved by a prejudiced, discriminating, flat and puritan public, who had nothing to do with the spirit of Ben, freethinker, artistic, liberal and tragic in the best Greco-Latin European style, very different from the puritan and materialistic American style. Ben was a product of Hollywood and he had to fit into the canons of that time. That is how he ended up getting. married without being in love, in a hurry and in a few months of secret. dates, with a second-class actress in movies, older than him and almost retired, who sought to get pregnant very quickly to catch him. Ben was handsome, rich and famous all over world, she was little and artistically unknown outside the US. Ben and JG hardly had a courtship to get to know each other as a couple nor did they have a honeymoon, when they were married there were 3 people, JG was already 4 months pregnant , and Ben had no choice. Ben was trapped in a conventional marriage with children where he walked a tragic downward path of marital unhappiness. Ben dedicated himself to work in Hollywood seeking recognition, JG to not work at all and to be a woman supported by her husband. Ben soon aggravated his vices behind the door ( always hidden by JG) to escape that unsatisfactory married life. Alcohol, gambling, infidelities and a lot of work, were enough reasons to be on the outside, and the beginning of his fallen to the bottom of the hole to rise up resiilient and transformed into the person that he really is, on the way to his recovery after his divorce. Clearly Ben wasn't in love with Jennifer Garner and his true feelings were suppressed, due to becoming unhappily married within a farce.
@@roturos768 Ben Affleck married Jennifer Garner because she got pregnant and he clearly wasn't in love with Jennifer Garner and Jennifer Garner viewed Ben Affleck as a trophy husband and once he realized that Ben Affleck had no problem humiliating and embarrassing Jennifer Garner whenever he has felt like it. I always thought that it was telling that none of Ben Affleck's friends or family were at his shotgun wedding to Jennifer Garner. I also think it is telling that Jennifer Garner was in two Oscar winning movies and Ben Affleck has always just focused on Jennifer Garner being a good Mom and never did much of anything to support her career even when he could have. Jennifer Garner did make Ben Affleck feel trapped and she knew he would marry her once she got pregnant and she thought having children would keep Ben Affleck with her but it didn't and she trapped him and he didn't mince words there. What has to be completely humiliating and embarrassing for Jennifer Garner is that now everyone knows that Ben Affleck really didn't love her and only stayed with her because of the kids and that didn't stop him from cheating on Jennifer Garner several times. I knew that Ben Affleck was never in love with Jennifer Garner years ago after how he publicly threw her and their marriage under the bus at Oscars with that awkward thank you and then his awkward monologue on "Saturday Night Live" and apparently a lot of people didn't see one or both of these speeches because it was obvious that in both cases that Ben Affleck was unhappy in his marriage to Jennifer Garner. I think that what has to be humiliating and embarrassing for Jennifer Garner is that the "perfect" family that Jennifer Garner wanted to promote never really existed and she dragged out their divorce for three years because she knows that once a couple is married for ten years in California that the spouse who earned more money pays more child support and that also was affected by the fact that they had no prenuptial agreement. I think that it has to be humiliating for Jennifer Garner to know that Ben Affleck really didn't love her and kept his "Jenny From The Block" watch during their entire relationship but, I think that Jennifer Garner brought all of the embarrassment and humiliation on herself and Ben clearly never forgot or forgave her for trapping him into a toxic and unhealthy marriage and that Ben used work as a way to draw a wedge in his marriage to Jennifer Garner. Ben seems to make an effort to spend time with Jennifer Lopez and doesn't use work as a way to cause a wedge in their relationship. I also think that it's very telling that most of Ben Affleck's prior girlfriends work and have their own careers and don't rely on his name to try and maintain a career and Jennifer Garner's worst nightmare will be seeing Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck happily married with successful careers and the headlines wouldn't be so bad if Jennifer Garner had more of a career but she doesn't and that's the problem because she has nothing to fall back on so her personal life becomes the only focus in the media. Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck learned a long time ago that it's a good idea to line up some work so that people inside and outside of the media aren't just focusing on their personal life. I think that Ben Affleck got bored in his marriage to Jennifer Garner very early on and that he wants a woman who has her own career and own interests and that's not Jennifer Garner. It wasn't hard to connect the dots and see that Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck's marriage was doomed from the start and that Ben resented being treated as a trophy husband by Jennifer Garner and I think that's why he humiliated and embarrassed her so much during their marriage and because she doesn't have much of a career and hasn't for years Jennifer Garner can't really defend herself and Ben Affleck checked out of his marriage to Jennifer Garner long before they split and his comments to Howard Stern and his actions and choices support that.
i love how she says it's been hard to take him seriously and forgets to mention Good Will Hunting...that he co-wrote...and The Town, which he directed.
Great opening question Barbara!!! Ben you never stop being hungry. I admire your talent, humor and honesty. Never look back and leave the bottle behind, it’s not the way!!
She could have complimented Ben on how much of a hard worker he is, how much he loves his kids, talk about him being a loving dad inspite of a professional life that is probably busy at best. She could have talked about any of this but how she talks about Ben's wife Jen is that she "gave up her career" I mean the way Barbara is like "Well Ben Jen gave up her career because you got her pregnant" it is like well ya dodo bird that also means that Ben is a dada and that kind of is like the reason why Ben has a job or employment as someone would call it. Sorry to burst Barbara's bubble but Ben actually does get joy in doing his job. It was like she was trying to get Ben to feel guilty that Jen felt it best to stay home with her kids so she can care for them since Ben was gone a lot. Believe you me, I realize she could have a lot of professional life ahead of her but I love her Ben put it "I am not egotistical enough to think she did it for me" (Aka that Jen was like "I think Ben is my whole world I can never be his equal" B.W. wants Ben to feel bad for his successful life with Jen pretty much I THINK but then again you listen to her intro. It says he "bounced back" but then it wasn't from that much he spent most of his life rich and famous and beautiful and probably hardly ever struggled with anything. She had a bone to pick from the word GO!
I think that Jennifer Garner gave up so much in her career for Ben Affleck who didn't love her back or in return and I thought years ago that Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner's marriage wasn't going to last when almost everything became all about Ben Affleck and his career and Jennifer Garner and her career were teated like an afterthought. Ben Affleck is now married to Jennifer Lopez, and I hope that Jennifer Garner can find lasting love, but I knew years ago that Ben Affleck wasn't going to be that guy for Jennifer Garner. I don't think that Ben Affleck would have married Jennifer Garner in a quick, shot gun wedding if Jennifer Garner wasn't pregnant before they married.
Ben is one of my faves, a class act who deserves better than some of her pointed questions and comments. He shows how to deflect idiocy and retort with intelligent statements that completely discount the stupid questions. His character in GW Hunting was no dimwit, he wasn't brilliant but he had heart and street smarts, a sense of humor which requires intelligence. She probably didn't even see the film. Go, Ben, Go!
Her comments about Ben and Jen having a kid early into their relationship was uncalled for. To sit there and say in an interview "that's not the best way to start a marriage", who does she think she is? And good for Ben for cutting her off before she could even finish what she was saying and i love how he corrected the length of time they were together. If you're going to criticize someone, at least have your facts straight.
@@solyceresthe marriage where he fulfiled himself as a men and had purpose in life he escape as a young men a marriage full of papers to read he didnt want that 100 rules in marriage contract he went back to a women he left behind for a reason he lost himself
Ben Afflecks is stronger and more bigger than Christian bale, plus hes even 6,3 he even looks like bruce wayne here. Did an amazing job as Daredevil. Remember it was the directors fault not Ben Afflecks, he also did an amazing job in Argo.
At a time when Affleck has been nominated (and won) many Oscars and got world-wide critical acclaim as a filmmaker, I think that last thing he wants to hear is Walters banging on about his parents' divorce, his previous lack of success and his ageing. What a horrible woman.
IAppleArmy I thought so too! If that is the case I wish the Nanny would just tell they truth! Or why doesn't Jennifer Garner say something?!?! I feel like she would come out and say something if it weren't true!
IAppleArmy Yeah.. but I certainly wouldn't want the world thinking that of the father of my children if I was sure that it wasn't true. I believe she would at least make it known that the rumor is just a rumor.
Ben never seemed like a bad guy imo, just somewhat lost, confused, his priorities off the mark. A little obnoxious and vain sometimes maybe. That's pretty common in Hollywood. He's got himself together now for sure. Good for him - and Jen too. No doubt she and their kids played a huge role in his personal development. Love can make you a better person if you let it.
Their daughter was born in December 2005, if we count correctly, Jen Garner got pregnant in February 2005. He broke up with Jlo in January 2004. When did he start dating garner in february 2004? He says they dated for over 9 months but it doesn't seem to be true. He looks uncomfortable in this interview.
They started around August/September. If their first daughter was born in December, then she got pregnant around March, or maybe as you said, February. Reports of her pregnancy started in May, so maybe that's where the 9 months come from. But you see even these two can't keep it straight. Ben was really trying to save face of their relationship, but he does sound uncomfortable.
@@Jalil-wx7rh Ben had to get married in a hurry due to unexpected pregnancy for him, which of course Garner sought out to catch him. They started secret dates in September/October 2004, after Garner and Michael Vartan broke up in August 2004. So then she looked for Ben, nice catch, he was lonely and depressed, and she quickly got pregnant in February 2005 to get married with him in June 2005, already 4 months pregnant. Five (5) months later, her daughter was born, on December 1, 2005. Ben (32) was not in love with Garner (33), he complied to save his name and his career, as he had been suffering criticism and defamation from the ruthless Hollywood machine and the tabloids.
Ben started secret dates with Garner in October 2004.Garner and Michael Vartan broke up after more than a year of relationship, in August 2004. So then Garner sought out Ben who was single and sad. She was a rebound for Ben after Bennifer"s paintful breakup in January 2004, and Jlo"s marriage in June 2004. And fast she wasted no time getting pregnant to get him into the marriage. They got engaged on Garner"s birthday, in April 2005- she was already 2 months pregnant- and they got married, in a hurry and in secret, in June 2005 - she was already 4 months pregnant-.. Five (5) months later the daughter born, on December 1, 2005.
wow.When exactly did Ben Affleck become such a gracious, insightful, totally likeable guy? Barbara went at him with guns blazing and he didn't blink. Very impressive.
Ben did not blink because it is very evident that he was under the influence of the medication that he was taking to control his anxiety and depression that he suffered. It is know that in many other situations and interviews live on TV and not recorded, he has been noticed excited, anxious and hyperactive.
@@hopejo2544 Nope. Ben lived under pressure and unhappy with Garner. He wasn't in love with her and they got along very badly, he stayed there for the children and lived medicated and booze..
@@roturos768 I understand what you're saying, these days his anxiety is way more obvious during interviews. His struggle with the bottle is well known now, he's under a microscope, stuff is more obvious.
He was so sad here it's heart breaking 💔... I've never seen him as happy as he is now with Jennifer Lopez... He probably regretted their break up for years
For sure. Even I felt a uncomfortable for him watching this. Sad cuz around this time, it was reports of them fighting, so I can imagine he didn't wanna get into it with Barbara.
got in his head but I regret those thoughts now. He is 2x the man he was in a fomer life (before) and is obviously genuinely devoted to Jen and it isnt like when the cameras are on. He seems like a very fun and loving father as well. Maybe I am biased like I said but I think alot of it is genuinely good underneath sarcasm as I said.
Unfortunately, there was alot of money involved in their coverage, especially anything negative. Thats why we see the media still bring it up constantly, theyre trying to milk the situation for all its worth.
I agree with anyone here who says that Barbara = a catty person at best in how she treats Ben. Yes, I know she treated him with non kid gloves but to say that she had her career ended because of Ben is a bit over the top for women orientated. No Jen did not "get pregnant by Ben." It was a mutual friendship that went pretty fast I am thinking but Ben was probably as in love with Jen as Jen says she is with Ben. Honest truth though, Ben didn't "do stuff to get Jen pregnant" and then "take her job" Sometimes when people become parents and make it a relationship together permanently like they have they both have a desire to live a certain way and Jen seems content to let Ben's professional life evolve. I think it takes guts to do that but I also think it isn't like Ben just goes and plays all weekend long and I reiterate Ben did not "get Jen pregnant" and then she had to stop working. They BOTH became parents. Jen could not have gotten pregnant without her approval so stop with all this feminism talk. I feel for Jen for Ben's taking over professionally that her career slowed recently but I also think Ben is hardly "playing" to be this guy that Barbara makes him out to be to have "gotten Jen pregnant as the reason why she had to stop working" It was like Barbara was out to prove Ben wrong. Ben and Jen got pregnant. I appreciate that she was respectful about his work and seemed encouraging. Sometimes hard hitting is hard hitting in interviews and other times journalists are just people suggesting a person lost her ability to work because her husband "got her pregnant". That sounds like hillbilly talk. I am sure Jen can say no if she felt it was over a comfort level for her. Stop making Jen seem retarded Barbara when you are the one who IS!!!
When Barbara Walters is listed as one of the top interviewers of all-time it drives me insane. All she's doing is antagonizing her "guest" in the most cunt like way. She needs to observe Howard Stern. I used to dislike him immensely, but after listening to his interviews whether you love him or hate him, he IS the best interviewer. He gets people to open up by actually conversing with them unlike Walters who is tactless and runs down a list.
His interview got more serious compared to ones he did back 2003. He is still humble and attractive but There are something missing here the spark, charismatic and exciting he spoke about JG and his marriage
As a woman, I personally findt the "c" word offensive. She's Barbara fucking Walters. She's doing her job, not being insulting or disrespectful. Everyone needs to stop boarding the war on women train... Show some fuckin respect. Geesh.
Lol I agree, it's like Walters wanted to stir something up. "Not the best way to start a marriage," "Does your wife resent you?" I mean, really? I'm here because this was a related video of his interview with Kimmel. I expected something funny and entertaining, not an interview fueled by negativity.
Honestly, I don't know why this Barbara Walters has gained so much credit through the years....she's really unlikable and rough as an interviewer! then again.....this is America!!!
Ben is still a charming and good looking older man. Oh my.🔥❤️ And whoever this interviewer is... the one thing that drives me nuts is the fact that if you’re gonna interview someone keep that shit about their career. Stop being so nosy. If they have a past, why the fuck bring it up?!
Sensitive? Barbara was being really negative here. I understand that she is an interviewer but she was very critical here like when she said "That's not the best way to start a marriage."Why did she feel the need to say that and she didn't need to ask him about his marriage to JLO that was in the past. She was way into his personal life and very harsh.
I've always liked Ben, but around the time, I was often bored watching him I'm interviews because he just wasn't fun anymore. He was taking himself so seriously like he had to be cautious of what he was saying. Almost no personality.
