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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.

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.

I'm Usually Trying To React To What The Actors Are Coming Up With. And Then The Environment, And Then The Story.

I Try To Get To Know The Actors As Much As I Can. I Feel Like I'm Friends With Them For Starters And For A Week Or Two, We Rehearse When They're Getting The Costumes Together.

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