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Why Does Ben Affleck Tie Congo's Ebola to America? · Sunday Sitdown with Willie Geist

Sunday Sitdown with Willie Geist

Ben Affleck on “Animals,” Matt Damon, and His Family

Ben Affleck sat down with Willie Geist at Fouquet's in Tribeca to discuss his new Netflix thriller, "Animals," including the questions about marriage that inspired the film, and how he chose the cast. Affleck also discussed his decades-long friendship with Matt Damon, and their production company, Artists Equity. He also opens up about the recent passing…

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  1. Why Wouldn't Jen Garner Play Ben Affleck's Wife? at 16:10

    Ben Affleck asked Jen Garner to play his wife, and she told him she was not going to do it. Full answer

  2. Why Share Movie Incentives With the Crew? at 32:38

    Ben Affleck knows for absolute certain that a movie is better when the people making it share the incentive to make it good. Full answer

  3. Is AI Always Error Prone? at 44:37

    Ben Affleck says artificial intelligence is always going to be error prone. Full answer

  4. Why Does Ben Affleck Call the Slowdown a Cartel? at 49:14

    Ben Affleck says colluding to manage frontier spending downward creates a cartel. Full answer

  5. Why Do Data Centers Create So Few Jobs? at 53:38

    Ben Affleck says he heard Chamath, someone he has known for a long time, say something he thought was pretty smart. Full answer

  6. How Did Movie Wipeouts Turn Ben Affleck Into a Director? at 1:03:21

    Ben Affleck says failure and setbacks brought some of the best things that ever happened to him. Full answer

  7. What Example Does Ben Affleck Want His Kids to See? at 1:06:30

    Ben Affleck says what really stays with him, and what he hopes his children take from his life and career, is that their dad did not give up and did not hold… Full answer

  8. Why Does Ben Affleck Tie Congo's Ebola to America? at 1:19:51

    Ben Affleck says philanthropists should not show up and dictate how local work gets done. Full answer

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