Well I don't believe he said it. I've always suspected Ben Affleck having those feelings though. I mean Kevin Smith did help start Affleck's career, but it seems that Smith won't ever let Ben forget that. And Ben keeps doing these movies for him as favors because Kevin can't get any other A-list stars.

I don't think there are any examples that would show that to be true.

So you're comparing him to Lu¢a$?

The original story came from rumormonger/whore Jeanette Walls of MSNBC. It's pretty obvious Affleck was joking, at the same junket he described his own re-writes on Surviving Christmas as "sacred".

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6308326/

Something similar happened to Smith over the ending of Planet of the Apes (2001) a few years back. That was another case of not being able to read sarcasm in print.

And Affleck goes on to say that he said it in love, and Applegate commented "that's friendship." So once again IMDB takes something completely out of context and they are the ones looking like a fool.

Sounds like he was just taking some friendly jabs at Smith. No big deal. Affleck gets alot of jabs from Smith all the time.

All in good fun.

Well how about the fact that Kevin Smith has never made a movie with a star bigger than Ben?

I would venture to guess Ethan Suplee is a bigger star then Ben.

The entire "Kevin Smith Group" needs to be put in a ditch, and shot in their backs. With the exception of Matt Damon.

Affleck says the same exact things on the Jersey Girl dvd extra where it's just him and Smith - Affleck blasts Smith (and vice-versa) about being a merchandising whore and Smith makes fun of his movies. They alway do this and it's always funny, 'cause it's true

Wait...so does that mean Affleck *wasn't* the bomb in Phantoms???

I like smith, his store is cool and I have seen him in there twice already. Really cool to talk to and he was talking Batman animated series last time I went.

I don't mind the store at all.

I wouldn't automatically assume that has to do with being unable to get a big star. Especially considering that much of Smith's work is done with Ben in mind.

And while they may not be "A-list" stars, Smith didn't seem to have trouble finding actors to show up in Dogma or Jay and Silent Bob, like Chris Rock (back when he was still super popular), George Carlin, Salma Hayek, or Alan Rickman.

One note: Wasn't Jersey Girl one of Affleck's more successful movies (of late)?

Who's doing who a favor anyway?

I personally have no problem with Ben Affleck. I think he's a decent actor and i'm obviously not the only one or he woudln't be doing movies still. I don't understand all the hate and bashing of him.. someone explain it to me plese

I had a dream I went to LA and hung out with you Jack. I'm totally serious. It was rather odd. Now that I've head a dream about this forum, maybe it shows I've been spending too much time here

I've only been to the store in NJ, havent been to the new one on the west coast.
The shirts are seriously expensive crap.

hey whatever, Smith is a hell of business man and marketer. i'm not gonna buy it myself, but if people do, keep on selling it!

good for him!

I think the store in Jersey is great. For locals it sells comics and toys. For fans who travel there you have shirts and other movie related goodies. I see no reason people should give him shit for this. My wife surprised me with a spur of the moment trip to the Stash and it was a the best mini-vacation I've ever had. I hope to do it again very soon.

I really hope this is all BS cause I'm a huge Kevin Smith Fan and I think Ben Affleck does some of his best work of Kevin's films. Having a falling out would hurt the both of them.

If this is BS, Affleck sucks even more.

Jersey Girl bombed.

Fat people seem to be kick ass marketers.

Harvey Weinstein
Michael Moore
Kevin Smith

Not as bad as Gigli

That's because they're insatiable.