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09-14-2010, 09:53 AM
Casey Affleck has said that filming Joaquin Phoenix for his documentary I'm Still Here left him "completely drained".
The film, which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival on Friday, follows Phoenix's attempts to move on from a successful acting career and launch himself as a rap artist. Speaking to USA Today, Affleck said that following Phoenix for his directorial debut proved challenging.
He explained: "Making this was satisfying creatively, but exhausting in all other ways. By the end, I was just completely drained. Not only by the experience, but also the experience of putting it together.
"I got through a whole other journey and had my own difficulties. I was pretty new to it. I had done commercials and short films, but I had something like 400 hours of footage and I watched every minute."
Affleck, who is married to Phoenix's sister Summer, added: "An experience like this was incredibly difficult, but it is a drop in bucket next to 20 years of friendship."
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The film, which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival on Friday, follows Phoenix's attempts to move on from a successful acting career and launch himself as a rap artist. Speaking to USA Today, Affleck said that following Phoenix for his directorial debut proved challenging.
He explained: "Making this was satisfying creatively, but exhausting in all other ways. By the end, I was just completely drained. Not only by the experience, but also the experience of putting it together.
"I got through a whole other journey and had my own difficulties. I was pretty new to it. I had done commercials and short films, but I had something like 400 hours of footage and I watched every minute."
Affleck, who is married to Phoenix's sister Summer, added: "An experience like this was incredibly difficult, but it is a drop in bucket next to 20 years of friendship."
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