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Ben Affleck says he had to 'Bill Clinton it' around Matthew McConaughey and their 'Dazed and Confused' costars when they were getting stoned on set

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  • Ben Affleck said that he pretended to smoke weed around some of his "Dazed and Confused" castmates.

  • According to Affleck, he had a "dissociative panic attack" when he first tried the drug at age 15 and subsequently didn't enjoy smoking.

  • The actor also revealed that many of his "Dazed and Confused" castmates would drink heavily, but that he didn't partake.

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Ben Affleck had a small role in "Dazed and Confused." Gramercy Pictures and Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for SiriusXM

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Ben Affleck said he pretended to smoke weed around some of his "Dazed and Confused" costars like Matthew McConaughey since he'd had a bad experience with the drug as a teenager.

In the new book "Alright, Alright, Alright: The Oral History of Richard Linklater's 'Dazed and Confused,'" Affleck revealed he first tried the drug when he was 15.