‘It Broke My Heart’: Ben Affleck Opens up About Why He Almost Left Hollywood

Actor 🎬Ben affleck almost left 🎬Hollywood after an experience he had while filming a movie in 2016.

During an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Affleck said, “ made me go, ‘I’m out. I never want to do any of this again. I’m not suited.’ That was the worst experience I’ve ever seen in a business which is full of some sh*tty experiences. It broke my heart.”

Affleck shared that he “started to drink too much. I was back at the hotel in London, it was either that or jump out the window. And I just thought, ‘This isn’t the life I want. My kids aren’t here. I’m miserable.'”

He explained, “You want to go to work and find something interesting to hang onto, rather than just wearing a rubber suit, and most of it you’re just standing against the computer screen going, ‘If this nuclear waste gets loose, we’ll …’ That’s fine.”

Affleck told the Reporter he does not “condescend to that or put it down, but I got to a point where I found it creatively not satisfying. Also just, you’re sweaty and exhausted. And I thought, ‘I don’t want to participate in this in any way. And I don’t want to squander any more of my life, of which I have a limited amount.'”

Additionally, Affleck discussed how the media reported on his drinking during his marriage to actress Jennifer Garner.

“The idea that I was blaming my wife for my drinking. To be clear, my behavior is my responsibility entirely. The point that I was trying to make was a sad one,” Affleck said.