I'm Usually Trying To React

I Knew About Heatmiser, And I Saw Them One Time At Pine Street [later Changed To La Luna], Which Was The Center Of A Lot Of Alternative Bands During The 80s. But I Didn't Really Know Too Much About Their Music.

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.

I Had Wanted To Do A Comedy.

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.

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.