My art teacher in junior high was a very out gay man and a mentor to me.

I'm a junkie. I like drugs, I like the whole lifestyle, but it just didn't pay off.

Upon entering my vein, the drug would start a warm edge that would surge along until the brain consumed it in a gentle explosion.It began in the back of the neck and rose rapidly until I felt such pleasure that the world sympathizing took on a soft, lofty appeal.

Casting the locals is my primary concern because all the other things you assume will be manageable.

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.

Sometimes getting upset with yourself is necessary when you face the truth.

As I do with most films, I try and find some music that you could use throughout, not just a sampling of lots of different artists.