Ben Affleck says he was forced to fix his TEETH to play 'sexy' role in 1998 film Armageddon

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Actors are accustomed to gaining and losing weight for their roles but changing teeth for a part doesn't happen as often.Ben Affleck, however, knows the feeling of being asked to perfect his smile for a film.The actor, 49, recently opened up about the requirements he was forced to meet before playing his 'sexy' role in 1998's Armageddon.

Changing things up:Actors are accustomed to gaining and losing weight for their roles but changing teeth for a part doesn't happen as often'I was a little naive about the opinions people would form about me,' the Good Will Hunting actor said in an interview with Entertainment Weekly. 'Or Michael [Bay] and Jerry [Bruckheimer]'s focus on aesthetics, like, "You guys gotta go to the tanning bed!"' He continued, 'They made me fix my teeth and work out and be sexy.

Be sexy, how do I do that? "Go to the gym!"Running in the gym and putting oil on my body and stuff, and it just turned out to be a long-form version of one of those male topless calendars, in a garage, carrying a tire, kind of greased up.'According to Affleck, Michael Bay, the director of the film, had a very specific vision for the movie, one that included, 'a glistening male torso in the oil, and he was like, "That's going to go in the trailer and sell tickets!"' Opinions about him:'I was a little naive about the opinions people would form about me,' the Good Will Hunting actor said in an interview with Entertainment Weekly (pictured 1999) Specific vision: According to Affleck, Michael Bayhad a very specific vision for the movie, one that included, 'a glistening male torso in the oil' While Armageddon didn't get the best reviews, the Gone Girl actor revealed that his kids still love that movie.'It's funny because that's the one.