Casey Affleck on ‘Our Friend’ and How Directing Has Changed Him as an Actor

During the interview, Affleck talks about what it was like filming in the real town where the story took place with the actual family members watching, what it was like on set when filming the cancer scenes, why Dakota Johnson had to do a lot of the heavy lifting in the film, how the film weaves in a lot of levity even though it’s dealing with serious subject matter, how directing has changed the way he is on set, and more. In addition, for fans of The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, he shares a story from the making of that film.