He acts, writes, directs, produces and still retains a humble charm that has made him one of the most sought after actors in Hollywood. Whether it's a film that requires the part to be action, drama, romance or comedy, Ben can rely on his versatile talent to deliver. At the age of 30, Benjamin Geza Affleck has more than 30 movies under his belt. In 1997, he earned the Academy Award for co-writing the Best Screenplay, Good Will Hunting, and has won or been nominated for almost every other major award in Hollywood. And then just a few months ago, there came another honor, People Magazine's Sexiest Man of the Year award. When Ben was 8 years old, he met a kid that lived a few blocks away named Matt Damon. Little did either of them know the magnificent friendship or huge careers they would have just a few years later. What they both knew was that they wanted to act. Ben and Matt have remained close friends and have collaborated on numerous projects and ventures. Ben attended college at the University of Vermont, where he studied Middle Eastern Studies, leaving before graduation to pursue his acting career. He has worked steadily ever since, giving ultimate devotion and substance to his roles in Pearl Harbor, Good Will Hunting, Armageddon, Reindeer Games, The Sum of All Fears, Boiler Room, Shakespeare in Love, Bounce, Mallrats, Dogma, Chasing Amy, Project Greenlight and now his latest film, DareDevil.

Basically it stemmed from my youth in which I was an early comic book fan, so playing the part came very natural to me. The makers of the movie knew that I was into DD. It’s a great spot and I’m really excited about it.

I regularly workout, but had to take extra time for additional kung fu training with sticks.

Fabulous. She has a reputation for being down to earth and it’s well deserved. She is easy going and easy to get along with.

That’s hard to say, as there are many that I admire. I worked with Morgan Freeman once who is one of my favorite actors. Also though, Pacino, Brando, DeNiro, Sam Rockwell (Dangerous Mind) and Benicio Del Toro.

Terrifying. It’s more important than anything else and it concerns me. Things can change so we’ll have to wait and see. It would be a bad precedent for the U. S. to act too independently. We need to take a proactive stance, but we don’t want to get in a position that might destabilize international order. It’s a fine line between prevention and peace. No one wants to see a war. My hope is that Bush’s strategy is aggressive deterrence. I hope it’s not necessary for one American to die; however, I have worked with the CIA and understand how vulnerable we are to terrorist attacks.

I think it’s the most grown up and most real of any of the comic book genre of movies. Out of the comic movie adaptations, it’s also probably the darkest. It takes place in the real world in New York City.

ItÕs all satisfying. Acting is where I initially started out; however, contributing to authorship and ownership is extremely gratifying. Producing is a business process and salesmanship. Each have their own appeal. I would like to direct. There is a disproportionate amount of attention put towards actors. There are cool job opportunities in other capacities still working on movies. The expanding integration between computers and film making has caused the line to be almost totally blurred. There is high demand for good people in computer graphics, photography, and cinematography. They get to create original images that help bring a film to life. I would think that would be a really fun and exciting way to spend your day.