Casey Affleck

I sort of fell in love with it when I was in high school doing theater. And so, as sometimes happens when kids - they graduate high school, and people turn to them and say, 'So what are you going to do with your life?' I thought, 'Well, I like being onstage. I like being an actor.' ”

I think there's a certain amount of pressure depending on how demanding the part is, depending on how great the material is. I feel a certain amount of pressure to rise to the occasion. ”

Part of the criteria for doing a project is that it's scary or challenging because at some point you go, 'It's too scary; it's too challenging. I don't want to do it.' But things that seem easy are never any fun. ”

I'm tired of answering questions about myself. ”

When other people say, 'Oh you're so-and-so's friend, brother, or husband,' it's reductive to the point of being white noise. ”

I have no desire to be famous at all. ”

I don't really care that much about being a matinee idol. ”

I don't want to be known as someone who is deliberately trying to do things that are not commercial! That is not a good reputation to have when you're trying to be a working actor. ”

I'm tired of playing the brat. ”

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. ”