Ben Affleck
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Q. Do you read in Spanish?
A. My reading is poor. I had my last Spanish class when I started at the institute and I quit because I was terrible.
Q. Why did you start?
A. My mother was an instructor in an educational program I was in and that lasted for 9 months. We traveled all over Mexico, especially the Yucatan (peninsula) and we learned Spanish. But I’ve forgotten everything.
Q. You weren’t left with a favorite author?
A. Gabriel García Márquez, but I read translations. In Spanish it would be a constant struggle so it’s better that I read him in English and that way I can appreciate (his writing).
Q. Do you think reading is important?
A. I love reading and if there’s one thing I don’t like about my career as an actor it’s that I have to read so many scripts, because that’s not really reading.
Q. What’s your favorite time to read?
A. Now with the baby (Violet, his daughter with Jennifer Garner) any time is bad because I read at glacial speed, four pages and I fall asleep.