I've Always Been Attracted To Temporary Families.

I'm Normally Drawn To Something I Haven't Done And Seen Before.

My Department Is To Get Actors To Do Stuff.

In Rare Cases, I've Had Music Before I Shot The Movie. I Think That For 'good Will Hunting' I Had An Elliot Smith Record Or A Couple Of Them And I Just Somehow Felt Like The Sound Had Something To It That Reminded Me Of The Story. So In That Case There Was Music Beforehand.

Apparently There’s This Kind Of Songbird That Thinks It Dies Every Time The Sun Goes Down. In The Morning, When It Wakes Up, It’s Totally Shocked To Still Be Alive—so It Sings This Really Beautiful Song.

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.