I'm Usually Trying To React To What

There's A Lot Of Films That Have Relatively Rigid Road Maps Because They Have A Script And Others That Are Less Rigid Because They Have Less Of A Script, Like 'elephant.' The Road Map Becomes More Interpretive, Maybe, Than One With A Detailed Script. Editing-wise, They All Have Their Problems.

Even When You're Making A Movie About Life, Death Is A Presence, And I Guess It's Part Of My Dramatic Viewpoint. I'm Not Sure Why Exactly.

When You Get To Be 23, 24 Or 25, You Start To Freeze Up And Become An Adult.

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.

You're Following Your Track, The Story, Your Only Plan, Your Map For The Audience, And All The Other Stuff Is, Like, The Fun Stuff: The Costumes, The Locations, The Set-dressing And The Actors. They Can All Be Variable As You Like If You Stick - However Roughly - To The Path.