During his Criterion Closet visit, Ben Affleck remembered working on 'Dazed and Confused' and had high praise for Houston native Richard Linklater.

Affleck describes how often people ask about his recorded remarks, during which he questions the film’s logic of sending oil-riggers to space instead of training astronauts to drill. The actor-director believes the track has lingered “because I didn’t know any better than to be really honest. It is an achievement that I am proud of.”

Ben Affleck, visiting the Criterion Collection’s renowned closet, shouted out several films he has a deep connection with, including David Lynch’s 1980 movie 'The Elephant Man': "The first and only time I ever saw my father cry.