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Ben: "I would rather not be famous than dead"

"I think, generally speaking, it's not the greatest career move. Personally, I would rather not be famous than dead." - Ben Affleck, on actors who contemplate suicide in pursuit of fame
While the meaning of Ben's statement is clear, the structure of the second sentence is not grammatically correct.
The components of this sentence are a subject […]

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Ben: "I feel really differently about it"

"If it's about my family, I feel really differently about it and much more proprietary. I don't think it's appropriate. It's a weird life, it's a very weird life and I would like something a little bit more normal." - Ben Affleck, about photographers who try to take pictures of his eight-month-old daughter Violet
Ben has […]

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Ben: "a place that is really unique"

"Companies thinking about coming here definitely should. They'll be met with enthusiasm, and they'll get to shoot in a place that is really unique and distinct." - Ben Affleck, about Boston, where he filmed Gone, Baby, Gone
Ben has made a common error in diction. He has incorrectly modified an absolute adjective.
“Unique” is an absolute adjective […]

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