Quotes by Casey Affleck

“When I was a freshman in high school, my drama teacher, an incredible, inspirational genius, the guy who got me into acting, he encouraged me to get the lead in a musical. They didnt have any guys.”

“People bitch about losing their anonymity and then get insulted when someone doesnt recognize them from whatever success theyve had.”

“I have had a turtle, a guinea pig, a dog, girlfriends, and many sweet, playful, sleepy, loving, delicious cats. I love the way cats look at me.”

“A friend - I was living with Matt Damon at the time - went in to audition for To Die For. When he met Gus, he recommended me and my brother. Because the story was about Pam Smart and set in New England, and we knew those kinds of kids and high schools and the whole accent and style.”

“I once came out of the hotel, and Brad Pitt was in front of me. There were all these fans out there and he walked out. I knew they were going to yell or something, but then they all just dropped down and died on the ground. Like 400 girls just simultaneously fell on the ground and died.”

“When I like someone a lot, I get scared that Ill let them down. My fear of sucking is worst when I feel like someone thinks Im good.”

“Why cant people just say they were moved? Why do they have to say its sappy?”

“My family would be supportive if I said I wanted to be a Martian, wear only banana skins, make love to ashtrays, and eat tree bark.”

“Was Andy Warhol a bisexual?”

“People should try eating no animal products for just ONE DAY a week.”

If I cant see the humor in it, how am I going to be funny?

I had a public school education - 3,000 kids when I was there. And there were a lot of teachers who would just sit there. Youd come in and sign your name and the teacher would just sit there at the head of the class and you would literally just have to stay in your seat for 40 minutes and that was the only thing youd have to do in class.

I have a very bad relationship with mice.

For people who have... had curve balls thrown at them, it is easier to digest change and digest change in other people. Change only scares the small-minded. The small-minded and me.