When a performance isn't working, it's usually because the actor is trying to do something and they're not able to express their idea very well. It's a muddled expression. (Casey Affleck)
I moved out to LA, got an agent, started auditioning. I didn't know anything about how it worked. And since I was really bad, luckily, I didn't get any of those parts. (Casey Affleck)
The first dog I had was owned by an abusive couple. He was very skittish. He wouldn't let me hold him. It was explained to me that it was because of how he was treated. (Casey Affleck)
Columbia has this contemporary civilization program - western philosophy and political thought. The professor I keep in touch with recommended Anton Mesmer. (Casey Affleck)
After I left LA... it was like waking up. And so I moved back east and stopped auditioning. (Casey Affleck)
In my movies, there has been little to do in the way of animal rights. I have never worked in a movie with animals. No horse-riding, no trained dogs, lions, bears. A few actors, but what could I do? We had to have them. (Casey Affleck)
When I like someone a lot, I get scared that I'll let them down. My fear of sucking is worst when I feel like someone thinks I'm good. (Casey Affleck)
People bitch about losing their anonymity and then get insulted when someone doesn't recognize them from whatever success they've had. (Casey Affleck)
I am in the process of starting a nonprofit organization that gives rescued animals a home in a simulated wild environment and, for those who have been tested on, who are disabled, aggressive, etc., their own space to live out their days. (Casey Affleck)
It seems like they never say anything bad about actors, they just pump them up. (Casey Affleck)
I tricked myself into doing this movie. (Casey Affleck)
I have had a turtle, a guinea pig, a dog, girlfriends, and many sweet, playful, sleepy, loving, delicious cats. I love the way cats look at me. (Casey Affleck)