I Mean, I Think I'm Pretty Sentimental.

I Don't Think American Independent Films Have Ever Really Been Particularly Experimental, Except For The Original Guys From The '60s Who Were Huge Influences, Like Stan Brakhage, Robert Breer, And Stan Van Der Beek. They Were The True Independents.

I'd Come Into Filmmaking As A Painter So, For Me, Making 'good Will Hunting' Was Experimental Because I Didn't Know How To Do It.

As I Do With Most Films, I Try And Find Some Music That You Could Use Throughout, Not Just A Sampling Of Lots Of Different Artists.

Because I Didn't Have Brothers, I Was Always Interested In The Kids Down The Street That Had Four Brothers In Their Family, So I Became One Of Them - But It Was Not My Family. I've Always Been Attracted To Temporary Families. They Tend To Be Lost Characters.

There Is A Way That A Younger Person Can Accept The Inevitable Problem That They're Going To Die, Whereas Somebody A Little Bit Older Might Be Overcome.