Affleck got emotional telling Jimmy Kimmel about Driver's act of kindness
. As he explained to Kimmel, a stipulation in the early part of the production was that Affleck would be allowed to return to Los Angeles to celebrate his son Samuel's birthday on Feb. 27.
“We had presents set up and everything was getting shipped and sent, and I was going to pick it up and go to his surprise party,” Affleck said about his hectic schedule. In addition to the gifts, Affleck said Driver, who played Kylo Ren in the most-recent trilogy ofSo far, so good. But when Affleck got home, he was told the presents he had purchased did not arrive in time. “So I had to show up to my son’s party with no gift for him.
As the crowd clapped, Affleck said to Kimmel, “I'll tell you what, dude, I know this kind of maudlin, saccharine sentiment doesn't fit with the whole mise-en-scene of your show. But it's a really good lesson, doing those small gestures of kindness because you have no idea. ... It meant the fucking world to me.”, Affleck plays an alcoholic basketball coach who tries to turn his life around after a ruined marriage and personal struggle.
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