Ben Affleck talks about ‘the only time’ he saw his father cry

Ben Affleck

Hollywood star and filmmaker Ben Affleck has shared memories about his father Timothy as he talked about the first and the only time he saw his dad cry.

In his visit to the Criterion Closet, Affleck selected some of the company's cinematic offerings he considers favourites. David Lynch's 1980 movie The Elephant Man, he recalled, "is the first and only time I ever saw my father cry."

Lynch's hit film, which stars John Hurt as a deformed man and Anthony Hopkins as a doctor treating him, is a "movie about what it means to be a human being. And it's heartbreaking and beautiful and it's tied to a very personal memory for me," said Affleck.

Appearing to get emotional, the Oscar winner concluded, "That's probably a good note to end on."

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