The first dog I had was owned by an abusive couple. He was very skittish. He wouldn't let me hold him. It was explained to me that it was because of how he was treated.

Next Affleck teamed with Jessica Alba and Kate Hudson in The Killer Inside Me (2010) a film adaptation of the 1952 novel of the same name. They have two sons Indiana August born on May 31 2004 in Amsterdam and Atticus born in January 12 2008. The couple were introduced by her brother Joaquin.

In 2007 his breakout year Affleck gained recognition and critical acclaim for his work in Gone Baby Gone and The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Throughout the 1990s and early 2000s he played supporting roles in mainstream hits like Good Will Hunting (1997) and Ocean's Eleven (2001) as well as in critically acclaimed independent films such as Chasing Amy (1997).