Ben Affleck on His Oscar Acceptance Speech: “We Work on it Together”
If you watched the Oscars this past weekend you might remember Ben Affleck’s acceptance speech and in particular his ever so accurate definition of marriage. He described it as “work” and he thanked his wife. In case you missed it or love it so much and you want a chance to hear it again take a look at the video here. What he said was this:
“I want to thank you for working on our marriage for 10 Christmases. It’s good, it is work, but it’s the best kind of work, and there’s no one I’d rather work with.”
His speech has created quite a stir and has even caused people to question the state of his marriage. According to The Huffington Post, recently Ben Affleck clarified things for OK! Magazine. Personally, I found his speech to be an honest and accurate depiction of what marriage is. I would be more concerned over someone “not working” on their marriage. Earlier this week, I discussed this briefly on Facebook with my friends who all agree that marriage takes work. Here’s my take on his speech:
Just about anything in this life worth having requires some level of work and commitment, especially if it is expected to last. So what exactly did Ben say in lieu of his speech?
“All relationships, to a certain extent, require your work. We work on it together, we try our best, nobody’s perfect… “
I for one applaud Ben Affleck for keeping it real in a world where he makes his living off of following a script. Ten years in and they are still going strong — because they work on their marriage. For more on what he said to Ok! Magazine visit The Huffington Post.
What were your thoughts on the speech? Do you believe marriage is work?
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Everything in life of any value requires work and investment. At the time that Ben and Jennifer began there relationship he was coming out of a very bad time in every way. Personally and professionally. Together they have worked and worked hard to build his career to a magnificent place and built a family and a life together as well. I believe he acknowledged the work she has done for the life they have and the fact that he values her work and investment. He was barely able to keep it together as he thanked his wife and he could not have said anything that was a bigger compliment. One thing Ben has learned is the value of work! Now if everyone would just give him the respect he deserves as an excellent Actor/Director/Writer/Producer. He is an amazingly talented man, Awesome Film maker with only one fault, he takes a long time between projects leaving me wishing to see him on screen and see his work. However ‘Argo’ was an amazing performance and an unbelievably Great film in so many ways, that I anticipate his next projects and hope they won’t be too far in the future.
Ann I loved your thoughts on this and couldn’t agree more! I have yet to see Argo but my husband and I have plans to as we have heard nothing but great things about it. He is talented and well aware that he is very blessed. His work is paying off both in his personal and professional life
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