India, Oct. 13 -- Hollywood actor Ben Affleck, who plays a political character in his latest film, has ruled out the possibility of entering politics in real life, saying "hypocrisy, corruption and failure" have left him disillusioned with the system. The 54-year-old recently shared his political views, calling running for public office "terrible" and "tawdry" during an interview with the US magazine Variety for the promotion of Animals, in which he plays Mark Kimball, a candidate running for Mayor of Los Angeles. Affleck described politics as "a very depressing world" with little appeal to him. "There's a reason why political stories are often chosen as parables for moral compromise," he added. Speaking at the TV show Good Morning America on Wednesday, Affleck said public expectations of politicians had fallen and that the country had "a system that's kind of failing us". "Increasingly, it's easier to get votes appealing to the worst in people than it is appealing to the best in them," he said. Affleck has previously campaigned for multiple Democratic presidential candidates, including Al Gore in 2000 and Barack Obama in 2008. HTC...