'Adam [Driver] made me a hero to my kid, and I will never, ever, ever forget that,' Ben Affleck shares.
Affleck sat down with Jimmy Kimmel on Tuesday'sand he opened up about his son Samuel's recent 8th birthday, which they all celebrated last week.-- alongside co-stars Matt Damon and Driver -- he made sure to fly back to Los Angeles to be with his son on his special day.
Backing things up, Affleck shared a small but crucial detail about his 8-year-old son: He understands that what his dad and mom do -- as actors -- isn't real. They play make-believe roles and get paid for it.is real," Affleck said with a laugh, explaining that his son 100 percent believes that the events of the intergalactic action drama are completely factual -- which means Affleck's experience working alongside Driver had a special significance for his son.
"I said, 'Where are the presents?' And he said, 'Well, they didn't get here,'" Affleck recalled."So it meant I had to show up to my son's party with no gift for him. And there was this sort of sinking, awful feeling."
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