I've Always Been Interested In How To

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.

Narcotics Have Been Systematically Scapegoated And Demonized. The Idea That Anyone Can Use Drugs And Escape A Horrible Fate Is Ananathema To These Idiots. I Predict That In The Near Future, Right Wingers Will Use Drug Hysteria As A Pretext To Set Up An International Police Apparatus.

I've Always Been Attracted To Temporary Families.

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.

Sometimes Getting Upset With Yourself Is Necessary When You Face The Truth.