Ben Affleckand George Clooney are keeping tabs on each other’s Sexiest Man Alive covers.
“Well, I passed a few times, obviously,” Affleck joked about why Clooney has one more than him. “George, he likes that stuff and he wanted to keep doing it and I felt like maybe one was enough.”
He also discussed their competitiveness in both having played Batman on the big screen:Clooney in 1997’sBatman & Robinand Affleck in the recentJustice Leaguefilms. “Yes, two Batmans. Two people who have been inPeoplemagazine too — and that’s no joke,” he said.
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Affleck recently toldWSJ. Magazineabout why he took the role of Uncle Charlie inThe Tender Bar, a performance for which he was nominated forbest supporting actor at the Golden Globeson Monday.
“Just on the merits of the writing and the quality of the role, anyone’s going to want to play this part. Also, George was directing, so it was a no-brainer,” he explained. “I thought, I’m lucky to get a crack at this, and it’s incumbent not to screw this up. But also, even though the story is set in Long Island, it was oddly close to home.”
George Clooney and Ben Affleck.Kevin Mazur/WireImage
“In some ways we can be our own worst enemies,” he continued. “He was a reverse class snob. He held a disdain for wealthy people, which stemmed from his own insecurity about not being wealthy and not being educated formally and a desire to prove himself. Which I found that later in life I subconsciously shared.”
The Tender Baris in select theaters Dec. 17, nationwide Dec. 22, then streaming on Amazon Prime Video Jan. 7.
source: people.com
