Ben Affleck used to feel like a failure as an actor because he was more in demand for magazine shoots and interviews than his art, according to his pal Matt Damon.
Recalling a conversation he had with Affleck in 2003, Damon said: ''I would call him from Prague and say 'How're you?'. He'd go 'You know, I'm in the absolute worst place you can be. I can sell magazines but not movie tickets. I'm in ******* jail.'
''I was like, 'It's going to be a long, long, long walk back up the hill.' But he knew he could do it because he's a writer, he's a director, he's incredibly talented.''
Damon also told Total Film magazine that Affleck, who won an Oscar for best film with political thriller Argo this year, is now in a really good place: ''He just took a public beating for a long time. Now he's so beyond all of that s**t. Now, when I tell people how great he is, they don't roll their eyes anymore. They agree!''
