Ben Affleck: Smokin’ Aces Made Me Quit Smoking

For the last year or so, Ben Afflecks biggest role has been playing dad to 1-year-old Violet and husband to Jennifer Garner. But last month’s Golden Globe nod for Hollywoodland and a new role in Smokin’ Aces has landed him back in the spotlight.
The actor, 34, talks about early-morning baby duty, working with brother Casey and getting back into the Hollywood swing of things.
Are you enjoying awards show season?
The tilt-a-whirl is nice every now and then. … But, like anything, you can overdo it.
You may not have won, but congrats on the Golden Globe nomination.
I was very happy. My wife was up early with our child and [woke me up] to tell me I’d been nominated – and to get me to change the baby.
You play a chain-smoking bail bondsman in Smokin’ Aces. You’re a smoker, right?
The whole week that I shot, I smoked, like, five packs a day. By the time the movie was over, I was so sick of smoking, I just didn’t want to do it anymore, and I quit. I have this celluloid record of the last time I smoked.
How was directing your brother Casey, 31, in Gone, Baby, Gone?
A pleasure. It was like directing anybody else, except I could fantasize that if it came down to it I could throttle him.

















February 26th, 2008 at 11:10 pm
Feb 27 at 09:37 Hello.. I agree with u..It all comes down to the fact that to quit smoking you eventually have to get off the nicotine. Some people use medications such as nicotine patches while others use therapy or hypnosis to help quit smoking.