Yahoo Lifestyle Ben Affleck Fully Had a Panic Attack From Smoking Weed Before Filming ‘Dazed and Confused’
Apparently, Ben Affleck suffered panic attacks after smoking marijuana before filming Dazed and Confused back in 1993. Affleck was only 20 when he starred as O’Bannion, a small, supporting character, alongside future stars Matthew McConaughey, Parker Posey, and Milla Jovovich in the film directed by Richard Linklater. But his time spent goofing around with his castmates could have led to a “bad experience” or two.
In Alright, Alright, Alright: The Oral History of Richard Linklater’s Dazed and Confused, a book by Melissa Maerz, published on Tuesday, November 17, Affleck recalled having to “fake it” around his castmates whenever they smoked weed between takes. The actor, now 48, says he didn’t enjoy smoking in the first place. “I had a bad experience with marijuana at 15—I had a dissociative panic attack,” he said in the...
