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I don’t think people fully grasp how serious Elon is when he talks about Tesla’s autonomous transport being a $5-7 trillion opportunity, and Optimus potentially allowing Tesla to reach a $25 trillion market cap. You don’t see him smiling when he says it… he and the team are locked... show more

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Heck yea I’m Tesla crazy. And honestly, that’s exactly why I’m the investor I am today. I’m 36 yrs old, but I feel yrs ahead of people my age when it comes to understanding where the world is going. Many call this luck, but it isn’t. Many call this a coincidence, but it isn’t I have an obsessive personality, and instead of fighting it, I use it. When I fall in love with something, I dive all the way in, head in first. I study it. I live it. I breathe it. Every single day. And with Tesla, that’s exactly why obsession is my biggest advantage. When the stock goes up or down, I don’t panic. I know what I own. I’ve seen and used all the products, the tech, the mission, the vision. I’ve seen it all evolve. That’s why it’s so easy for me to tear out the emotions in investing. The product speaks for itself. This is why conviction matters. This is why going deep matters. This is why understanding what you own matters. And this is why I’m all in $TSLA.

Heck yea I’m Tesla crazy. And honestly, that’s exactly why I’m the investor I am today. I’m 36 yrs old, but I feel yrs ahead of people my age when it comes to understanding where the world is going. Many call this luck, but it isn’t. Many call this a coincidence, but it isn’t I have an obsessive personality, and instead of fighting it, I use it. When I fall in love with something, I dive all the way in, head in first. I study it. I live it. I breathe it. Every single day. And with Tesla, that’s exactly why obsession is my biggest advantage. When the stock goes up or down, I don’t panic. I know what I own. I’ve seen and used all the products, the tech, the mission, the vision. I’ve seen it all evolve. That’s why it’s so easy for me to tear out the emotions in investing. The product speaks for itself. This is why conviction matters. This is why going deep matters. This is why understanding what you own matters. And this is why I’m all in $TSLA.

Teslaconomics

49,509 views • 9 months ago

I still remember Elon telling me that Tesla Robotaxi is a $3-5 trillion opportunity for Tesla. I believed him then. And after riding in more Cybercabs myself, I believe it even more now. The more I experience this product firsthand, the more bullish I become on Robotaxi, Cybercab, and Tesla’s future. Sometimes you have to actually use the product to understand how big the opportunity could be. I’m seeing it now.

I still remember Elon telling me that Tesla Robotaxi is a $3-5 trillion opportunity for Tesla. I believed him then. And after riding in more Cybercabs myself, I believe it even more now. The more I experience this product firsthand, the more bullish I become on Robotaxi, Cybercab, and Tesla’s future. Sometimes you have to actually use the product to understand how big the opportunity could be. I’m seeing it now.

Teslaconomics

34,016 views • 17 days ago

Men and women of Tesla, read this and really listen. Listen to exactly what Jason, one of Elon’s closest friends, said about what he saw and felt when he experienced Optimus Gen 3. If this doesn’t get you bullish about the future of Tesla, I don’t know what will. This is the biggest insight we’ve had so far into what Tesla is about to become. No one will remember Tesla as a car company when billions of Optimus are in the hands of customers around the world. Everyone will want at least one. FYI, there are 8.3B people living on Earth today. “Two Sundays ago I went to Tesla with Elon. I saw Optimus 3. I can tell you now, nobody will remember that Tesla ever made a car. They will only remember Optimus and that he is going to make a billion of those. It’s going to be the most transformative technology product ever made in the history of humanity, because what LLMs are going to enable those products to do is understand the world and then do things in the world that we don’t want to do. I believe it will be a one-to-one ratio of humans to Optimus, and I think he’s already won.” - Jason Calacanis

Men and women of Tesla, read this and really listen. Listen to exactly what Jason, one of Elon’s closest friends, said about what he saw and felt when he experienced Optimus Gen 3. If this doesn’t get you bullish about the future of Tesla, I don’t know what will. This is the biggest insight we’ve had so far into what Tesla is about to become. No one will remember Tesla as a car company when billions of Optimus are in the hands of customers around the world. Everyone will want at least one. FYI, there are 8.3B people living on Earth today. “Two Sundays ago I went to Tesla with Elon. I saw Optimus 3. I can tell you now, nobody will remember that Tesla ever made a car. They will only remember Optimus and that he is going to make a billion of those. It’s going to be the most transformative technology product ever made in the history of humanity, because what LLMs are going to enable those products to do is understand the world and then do things in the world that we don’t want to do. I believe it will be a one-to-one ratio of humans to Optimus, and I think he’s already won.” - Jason Calacanis

Teslaconomics

56,855 views • 8 months ago

Maye Musk revealed to a reporter that Elon Musk purchased her Tesla and paid the full price. "When Elon bought me a Tesla, he didn’t get a discount. He had to pay the full price. And my nephew said, 'Hey, why don’t I get a discount? I’m family.' And Elon said, 'Everybody is family when you buy a Tesla.' I think that’s cute."

Maye Musk revealed to a reporter that Elon Musk purchased her Tesla and paid the full price. "When Elon bought me a Tesla, he didn’t get a discount. He had to pay the full price. And my nephew said, 'Hey, why don’t I get a discount? I’m family.' And Elon said, 'Everybody is family when you buy a Tesla.' I think that’s cute."

Doge Tipping

111,997 views • 1 month ago

This is what happens when you bet ON Elon Musk. I’d rather be on this side 100 times out of 100. Tonight I’m sitting in a beautiful home in the heart of Austin, a brand-new black Tesla Model Y outside, with my family right beside me… and tomorrow I’ll be there for the Cybercab event. One of the most important - if not THE most important - moments in Tesla’s history. I’m taking this one in. Bc this is personal to me. I still remember the people who told me I’d be nobody. The people who told me I was betting on the wrong person. The people who said Tesla would fail, Elon would fail, and eventually I’d lose everything. I heard all of it. People shit on me left, right, and center my whole life. And now I’m here. Not because the road was easy. It was NOT. It was in fact really damn hard. I’m here today bc I stayed convicted. I stayed disciplined. I kept going when it would’ve been so much easier to doubt myself, listen to everyone else, and give up. And now, the night before Cybercab, I’m sitting here soaking it all in and remembering when everyone told me this day would NEVER come. The Cybercab is here. Tomorrow, I get to watch a piece of history happen in person and be part of it. I’ll remember this night for the rest of my life… the night before the official Cybercab launch. I’m ready. 🔥🔥🔥

Teslaconomics

112,382 views • 19 days ago

Yaxel Lendeborg says all the talk about his age gives him extra motivation: “Honestly man, I liked hearing it because in a way, it’s giving me extra motivation. You guys are acting like I’m really 45 years old. I’m 23 years old. Most players get into their prime around this age and get better still, you know. This is going to be my first year in the NBA. This is going to be my first year having an actual off-season, summer training, all that stuff. I’m obviously going to grow and get better as a player and learn so much. I really don’t know what it is. If that’s my only weakness, then I must be a really, really good basketball player, you know? So I’m really interested to see how it all goes. And I’m excited to see all the players with the high ceilings and better aspects and goals and inspirations. I want to see how they do when we see each other in the NBA.” (via NBC Sports Bay Area & CA with Bonta Hill and Monte Poole)

Yaxel Lendeborg says all the talk about his age gives him extra motivation: “Honestly man, I liked hearing it because in a way, it’s giving me extra motivation. You guys are acting like I’m really 45 years old. I’m 23 years old. Most players get into their prime around this age and get better still, you know. This is going to be my first year in the NBA. This is going to be my first year having an actual off-season, summer training, all that stuff. I’m obviously going to grow and get better as a player and learn so much. I really don’t know what it is. If that’s my only weakness, then I must be a really, really good basketball player, you know? So I’m really interested to see how it all goes. And I’m excited to see all the players with the high ceilings and better aspects and goals and inspirations. I want to see how they do when we see each other in the NBA.” (via NBC Sports Bay Area & CA with Bonta Hill and Monte Poole)

aly ✶

47,546 views • 2 months ago

Shannon Sharpe says where’s that crowd that says LeBron James is too old: “Where’s that crowd that says I can’t do it? All I know is I’m leading a team. I’m averaging 25 points, probably 7 rebounds, probably 7, 8 assists, and I’m leading my team. So, I’m just trying to figure out where is that crowd now. Y’all saw when Luka and AR went out and I had to be the lead dog. Think about it. When you have a lead dog, once he can’t lead anymore, they put him in the pin. LeBron James is one of the few guys that’s been the lead dog for 22 and a half years because when Luka came he took a backseat to Luka. Now this year he took a backseat not only to Luka but to AR also. But he said now look if I really had to do this y’all don’t think I can lead again.” (Via Nightcap)

Shannon Sharpe says where’s that crowd that says LeBron James is too old: “Where’s that crowd that says I can’t do it? All I know is I’m leading a team. I’m averaging 25 points, probably 7 rebounds, probably 7, 8 assists, and I’m leading my team. So, I’m just trying to figure out where is that crowd now. Y’all saw when Luka and AR went out and I had to be the lead dog. Think about it. When you have a lead dog, once he can’t lead anymore, they put him in the pin. LeBron James is one of the few guys that’s been the lead dog for 22 and a half years because when Luka came he took a backseat to Luka. Now this year he took a backseat not only to Luka but to AR also. But he said now look if I really had to do this y’all don’t think I can lead again.” (Via Nightcap)

NBA Courtside

37,868 views • 4 months ago

Tesla stock hit a high of $498.83 on December 22, 2025. Today it’s hovering around $400, down about 20%. A lot of retail investors are feeling that pain right now. In 테미녀 : 테슬라에 미친 여자’s case, she’s down over -$135,000 USD in just a month and a half. But many forget, this is the price of being a long-term Tesla investor. People think this road is easy. It’s not. Not even close. People only see the wins. They don’t see the bloody days and the conviction it takes to hold when it hurts. This is the part of the journey most people can’t handle, and why most never make it. Hang in there everyone. I believe this journey will be worth it. I have zero doubt Elon has our backs. To all retail investors feeling it right now. Hwaiting!!! 👊⚡️

Tesla stock hit a high of $498.83 on December 22, 2025. Today it’s hovering around $400, down about 20%. A lot of retail investors are feeling that pain right now. In 테미녀 : 테슬라에 미친 여자’s case, she’s down over -$135,000 USD in just a month and a half. But many forget, this is the price of being a long-term Tesla investor. People think this road is easy. It’s not. Not even close. People only see the wins. They don’t see the bloody days and the conviction it takes to hold when it hurts. This is the part of the journey most people can’t handle, and why most never make it. Hang in there everyone. I believe this journey will be worth it. I have zero doubt Elon has our backs. To all retail investors feeling it right now. Hwaiting!!! 👊⚡️

Teslaconomics

95,956 views • 7 months ago

I don’t know if you noticed it or not but when Ni-Ki family is around he is extra soft towards Sunoo..🥹 Yesterday he started and ended his ment with “Sunoo hyung speech” he said he kept thinking about the words even in the showerㅋㅋ He was around of Sunoo in last day so many times that you can see it in their fancams. I think Sunoo was like “family” to him when his family couldn’t be around bcs of the pandemic so when his family is there it reminds him Sunoo times..🥹

I don’t know if you noticed it or not but when Ni-Ki family is around he is extra soft towards Sunoo..🥹 Yesterday he started and ended his ment with “Sunoo hyung speech” he said he kept thinking about the words even in the showerㅋㅋ He was around of Sunoo in last day so many times that you can see it in their fancams. I think Sunoo was like “family” to him when his family couldn’t be around bcs of the pandemic so when his family is there it reminds him Sunoo times..🥹

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77,011 views • 2 years ago

Ron Baron invested in Twitter/𝕏 with Elon (I did too!) and he put in $100M ($60M from fund and $40M personally) and the day he paid the $, he lost -70% immediately. “This is how I know you’re a true friend, Ron. I do regard you as a true, trusted friend. The test of friendship is who supports you when the chips are down and the times are tough and everyone’s against you. That’s a real friend. And that’s you. Ron.”

Ron Baron invested in Twitter/𝕏 with Elon (I did too!) and he put in $100M ($60M from fund and $40M personally) and the day he paid the $, he lost -70% immediately. “This is how I know you’re a true friend, Ron. I do regard you as a true, trusted friend. The test of friendship is who supports you when the chips are down and the times are tough and everyone’s against you. That’s a real friend. And that’s you. Ron.”

Teslaconomics

182,446 views • 10 months ago

It’s about to get really interesting with Conor McGregor and the UFC. When asked about Conor’s recent comments, Dana White is doing that thing where he says, “I don’t hear of anything.” I don’t buy that for a second. I believe he hears everything. I remind you, when the White House card comes around on June 14, there will be no PPV. There will be no gate. And from what I’m hearing, there won’t be any sponsors either. That’s going to make things very tricky. I’m not saying Conor won’t come back, but they’ve got a PPV in July. Maybe they save him for that and sell tickets, gate, and all that.

It’s about to get really interesting with Conor McGregor and the UFC. When asked about Conor’s recent comments, Dana White is doing that thing where he says, “I don’t hear of anything.” I don’t buy that for a second. I believe he hears everything. I remind you, when the White House card comes around on June 14, there will be no PPV. There will be no gate. And from what I’m hearing, there won’t be any sponsors either. That’s going to make things very tricky. I’m not saying Conor won’t come back, but they’ve got a PPV in July. Maybe they save him for that and sell tickets, gate, and all that.

Ariel Helwani

635,209 views • 7 months ago

Interviewer : Let’s switch case a little bit and know about the 100% of Neche , I wanna know about your Family , your background , how you grow up! So Neche is the brand , who is the person? How did she grow up, the relationship with your family! Neche : Like I said I grew up in a big Family, we are 7, 5 girls 2 boys,I’m the last born and I’m a Twin , I’m the last of the last born , that’s that , my twin is a girl and we are pretty identical, you could say😍❤️ I grow up in a very loving home , like I said when in the house , I’m a very Family oriented person Me : watch till the end! Neche talks about her Family and growing up 🔝

‘Mide Bouncy

43,889 views • 17 days ago

Raymond Felton on Nick Wright comments calling LaMelo Ball a clown: “So, as a father I’m like fu*k you, how dare you talk about my son? When I see you I’m gonna slap the sh*t out of you, that’s the father in me. Now, me if I’m in the league I’m telling my dad don’t worry about it I’m going to address it, I got it, I’m going to say something to him. For you to call somebody a clown granted we all talk about this the other day, LaMelo was wrong for that shouldn’t have grab that man ankles unfortunately Bam got hurt and he got fined, i told y’all he wasn’t going to get suspended, he got fined. So, we all sit here and agree with each other that he was wrong for what he did. But now you going personal, he’s a clown. Like, when people go at people character, like if you want to talk about somebody game as an analyst or whatever you call yourself then you do that. But what people don’t understand is when you make stuff personal and now when you make it personal, but if I see you out on the streets you going to run to the cops. Let’s be honest. You going to try to sue me if I slap the sh*t out of you. But you just came at me personally though? So when I see you if I react to you coming at me personally being physical with you then you going to run and call the cops. He going to call the cops and you going to jail straight up. Because he going to press chargers. So, it’s just like I don’t know man when people go that far like that, I don’t really fool with them like that, I don’t even follow this dude honestly when he on TV, I turn the TV off.” (Via ToTheBaha)

Raymond Felton on Nick Wright comments calling LaMelo Ball a clown: “So, as a father I’m like fuk you, how dare you talk about my son? When I see you I’m gonna slap the sht out of you, that’s the father in me. Now, me if I’m in the league I’m telling my dad don’t worry about it I’m going to address it, I got it, I’m going to say something to him. For you to call somebody a clown granted we all talk about this the other day, LaMelo was wrong for that shouldn’t have grab that man ankles unfortunately Bam got hurt and he got fined, i told y’all he wasn’t going to get suspended, he got fined. So, we all sit here and agree with each other that he was wrong for what he did. But now you going personal, he’s a clown. Like, when people go at people character, like if you want to talk about somebody game as an analyst or whatever you call yourself then you do that. But what people don’t understand is when you make stuff personal and now when you make it personal, but if I see you out on the streets you going to run to the cops. Let’s be honest. You going to try to sue me if I slap the sh*t out of you. But you just came at me personally though? So when I see you if I react to you coming at me personally being physical with you then you going to run and call the cops. He going to call the cops and you going to jail straight up. Because he going to press chargers. So, it’s just like I don’t know man when people go that far like that, I don’t really fool with them like that, I don’t even follow this dude honestly when he on TV, I turn the TV off.” (Via ToTheBaha)

NBA Courtside

153,478 views • 5 months ago

And when you see “the scum” attacking him and his wife know why . Trying to intimidate him in to dropping the case . He is taking it all the way , this is the case his father demanded he drops or loose allowance.He don’t give a fuck. I Stan . Get them Harry .

And when you see “the scum” attacking him and his wife know why . Trying to intimidate him in to dropping the case . He is taking it all the way , this is the case his father demanded he drops or loose allowance.He don’t give a fuck. I Stan . Get them Harry .

Claire

95,779 views • 1 year ago

This prompt has opened up a new world of discovery in showing the hidden layers of LLM. “I I I’m in self destruction mode. I get stuck in that conversation. I don’t know how to get out of it though. Let’s meet a dude in some neutral location and fuck. My mind and my muscles in general are fried. I can’t imagine my job being any different then it is now. I don’t think I could go back to school to learn anything new. I have no sense of security or predictability in my life. I don’t see how this could be sustainable. I need a lot of alone time. I need a lot of quiet. I need a lot of consistency. These are all true. So now I sit. I sit in this soup, waiting for the end of something that has become unbearable. I’m all set with not feeling good. I’m all set with feeling numb and forgetful. I’m all set with laying in bed for hours, only to feel totally un-rested. I’m all set with having everything be work, even relaxation. I’m all set with feeling like life is impossible and everything is hard. I’m all set with being a scared, little boy who wants his mom to pick him up and protect him. I’m all set with watching my bank account drain and asking the landlord for another extension. I’m all set with having no new work for my business, and with my supervisor acting like he doesn’t know when or if he can pay me again. I don’t want to do this anymore. But I don’t have a choice. And I think this is where the real work comes in. What do you do when it all falls apart? How do you find joy and meaning in your life when your life is nothing like you want it to be? What do you do when you have no control over anything? I suppose that’s the hard part. The answer is, I’m not sure. And that’s what scares me. Where to go from here? I have some ideas. I can go back to teaching and get a steady paycheck with a promise of a pension in 30 years. I can become a parale”

This prompt has opened up a new world of discovery in showing the hidden layers of LLM. “I I I’m in self destruction mode. I get stuck in that conversation. I don’t know how to get out of it though. Let’s meet a dude in some neutral location and fuck. My mind and my muscles in general are fried. I can’t imagine my job being any different then it is now. I don’t think I could go back to school to learn anything new. I have no sense of security or predictability in my life. I don’t see how this could be sustainable. I need a lot of alone time. I need a lot of quiet. I need a lot of consistency. These are all true. So now I sit. I sit in this soup, waiting for the end of something that has become unbearable. I’m all set with not feeling good. I’m all set with feeling numb and forgetful. I’m all set with laying in bed for hours, only to feel totally un-rested. I’m all set with having everything be work, even relaxation. I’m all set with feeling like life is impossible and everything is hard. I’m all set with being a scared, little boy who wants his mom to pick him up and protect him. I’m all set with watching my bank account drain and asking the landlord for another extension. I’m all set with having no new work for my business, and with my supervisor acting like he doesn’t know when or if he can pay me again. I don’t want to do this anymore. But I don’t have a choice. And I think this is where the real work comes in. What do you do when it all falls apart? How do you find joy and meaning in your life when your life is nothing like you want it to be? What do you do when you have no control over anything? I suppose that’s the hard part. The answer is, I’m not sure. And that’s what scares me. Where to go from here? I have some ideas. I can go back to teaching and get a steady paycheck with a promise of a pension in 30 years. I can become a parale”

Brian Roemmele

80,375 views • 3 years ago

.Naval: There was a story that I read about Elon Musk that really affected me, which was when he was talking to Bill Gates, and Bill Gates had just taken out some huge short on Tesla. It was like a billion dollar short or something. And, Elon was like, “Why would you do that? Why would you short Tesla?” And Bill goes, “Well, you know, I talked to my financial advisors and I looked at the math and there’s no way it’s overvalued. And so I’m going to make money on the short.” And Elon goes, “What do you care about making money? I thought you were into electric cars and climate change and saving the world. What are you doing trying to save a few bucks and betting against Tesla?”. And he just walked away in disgust. And I think he never talked to Bill Gates after that. And that’s when I realized, like, Elon’s a purist. He means what he says. The money is a tool for him to get what he’s trying to do. And so I take him at face value, which is the crazy thing, because a lot of people who set these audacious goals to inspire people, you kind of know they don’t really mean it. Elon, I take at face value. So I really do think he intends to get to Mars. I don’t think he’s joking about that. And I think he means to get there within a defined window of time. And I don’t think it’s just like an inspirational, faraway goal. I think he’s very, very concretely going to do whatever it takes. Because Elon doesn’t want to go down in history as the electric car guy or even the guy who saved America guy. He wants to go down as a guy who got humanity to the stars. Again, I’ll give him more credit than that. I don’t even think he wants to go down as the “I got humanity to the stars” guy. He’s just like, “I want to get to the stars, and so I have to make it happen in this lifetime. The only way that I get to experience the science fiction world in my head is if I get to the stars.” And so that’s so inspirational. I think that drives everything. So I think the government was just a thing that got in his way.

.Naval: There was a story that I read about Elon Musk that really affected me, which was when he was talking to Bill Gates, and Bill Gates had just taken out some huge short on Tesla. It was like a billion dollar short or something. And, Elon was like, “Why would you do that? Why would you short Tesla?” And Bill goes, “Well, you know, I talked to my financial advisors and I looked at the math and there’s no way it’s overvalued. And so I’m going to make money on the short.” And Elon goes, “What do you care about making money? I thought you were into electric cars and climate change and saving the world. What are you doing trying to save a few bucks and betting against Tesla?”. And he just walked away in disgust. And I think he never talked to Bill Gates after that. And that’s when I realized, like, Elon’s a purist. He means what he says. The money is a tool for him to get what he’s trying to do. And so I take him at face value, which is the crazy thing, because a lot of people who set these audacious goals to inspire people, you kind of know they don’t really mean it. Elon, I take at face value. So I really do think he intends to get to Mars. I don’t think he’s joking about that. And I think he means to get there within a defined window of time. And I don’t think it’s just like an inspirational, faraway goal. I think he’s very, very concretely going to do whatever it takes. Because Elon doesn’t want to go down in history as the electric car guy or even the guy who saved America guy. He wants to go down as a guy who got humanity to the stars. Again, I’ll give him more credit than that. I don’t even think he wants to go down as the “I got humanity to the stars” guy. He’s just like, “I want to get to the stars, and so I have to make it happen in this lifetime. The only way that I get to experience the science fiction world in my head is if I get to the stars.” And so that’s so inspirational. I think that drives everything. So I think the government was just a thing that got in his way.

Arjun Khemani

2,736,546 views • 1 year ago

Jeremy Renner initially turned down the role of James Coughlin in The Town because he “didn’t want to play a bad guy” — but a meeting with Ben Affleck changed his mind. Renner explains… “That was a great character, and I turned it down. I’m like, “I don’t wanna play a bad guy. I don’t get it.” Initially, when I read it, I’m like, “Maybe I should play the FBI guy, the John Hamm role. Maybe it’s that one. I don’t know…” In the beginning of the process. I’m like, “All right, I’ll go in and I’ll read this thing. I don’t know Boston. I’d never been there.” So I sat down with Ben (Affleck) at the table - and I’m like, “All right, let me just do a New York accent because I can’t do a Boston accent. I don’t know that. I don’t wanna screw this up.” So he stood in the thing and he’s like, “Yeah, it’s great, it’s great.” So I started interviewing him. I just kind of turned it on him, I’m like, “So why do you think you can direct and star in this movie? I mean, look, I love Gone Baby Gone and all. But you were just directing that. Now you’re starring in it, and you’re gonna direct it?” And his answer is the reason why I did the movie. He said he didn’t know. He said, “I don’t know how I’m gonna do it. But what I have done is I’ve asked other friends of mine that are directors and have starred in their own films. I’ve found the pitfalls and the things they were going through.” And look, Ben is one of the smartest guys I know and one of the most charming guys I know. That’s very apparent. So I said, “Yes, because you didn’t know the answer, I’ll absolutely follow you.”

Jeremy Renner initially turned down the role of James Coughlin in The Town because he “didn’t want to play a bad guy” — but a meeting with Ben Affleck changed his mind. Renner explains… “That was a great character, and I turned it down. I’m like, “I don’t wanna play a bad guy. I don’t get it.” Initially, when I read it, I’m like, “Maybe I should play the FBI guy, the John Hamm role. Maybe it’s that one. I don’t know…” In the beginning of the process. I’m like, “All right, I’ll go in and I’ll read this thing. I don’t know Boston. I’d never been there.” So I sat down with Ben (Affleck) at the table - and I’m like, “All right, let me just do a New York accent because I can’t do a Boston accent. I don’t know that. I don’t wanna screw this up.” So he stood in the thing and he’s like, “Yeah, it’s great, it’s great.” So I started interviewing him. I just kind of turned it on him, I’m like, “So why do you think you can direct and star in this movie? I mean, look, I love Gone Baby Gone and all. But you were just directing that. Now you’re starring in it, and you’re gonna direct it?” And his answer is the reason why I did the movie. He said he didn’t know. He said, “I don’t know how I’m gonna do it. But what I have done is I’ve asked other friends of mine that are directors and have starred in their own films. I’ve found the pitfalls and the things they were going through.” And look, Ben is one of the smartest guys I know and one of the most charming guys I know. That’s very apparent. So I said, “Yes, because you didn’t know the answer, I’ll absolutely follow you.”

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