Ben Affleck: The People Who Shape Us | Street You Grew Up On Season 5

Welcome to the street you grew up on. If you've been riding with us for multiple seasons, welcome back. And if you're new here, welcome. We are so happy to have you. My production company, Simpson Street, is called that because it's the street my mother grew up on in the Bronx. And in a lot of ways, it's where

my journey begins. So, a few years ago, I started to ask my friends and people I admire about the streets they grew up on and about their origin stories. We're so proud and excited to bring the show to you now, not only as a digital series, but as a podcast, too. So, our first

guest is an actor, a producer, a director. Basically, he's a beast or an animal. See what I did there? He's my co-star in the movie Animals. And our director, Ben Affleck. Ben very famously grew up in Boston. And we talk all about what it was like for him growing up, the friends he played with. Yes, he actually

did have friends other than Matt Damon and how much he admired his beautiful mother. We also talk about the diversity in his neighborhood and how it's affected his work as an actor and a director. And it even comes into play in our new movie, Animals. So, come pull up.

>> So, I like to talk to people that I really respect and admire about the street they grew up on or you >> [laughter] >> Good. I was going to say I hope this isn't going to be weird with you doing this or you going to like talk show persona. >> I'm going to try to be myself but still

be kind. [laughter] >> Yeah. >> Okay. So, tell me the name of the street that you grew up on. >> Uh Cottage Street. >> Cottage Street. >> Street. Yeah. >> In >> in Cambridge, Massachusetts. And a part of it uh called Central Square, which is um Cambridgeport was the neighborhood. Mhm. >> sort of Cambridge was a um I think