Affleck loved 'Argo' script so much, he cast himself

Ben Affleck chose to cast himself in 'Argo' as well as direct the film because he loved the script so much.

The 40-year-old actor directed the movie and he was keen to star as real-life CIA 'exfiltration' specialist Tony Mendez - who devised a plan to free six Americans in Iran during the 1979 revolution - because the unusual nature of the loosely-based true story appealed to him.