American filmmaker Kevin Smith recently explained why he refused to direct Ben Affleck and Matt Damon's Good Will Hunting, despite playing a key role in getting the 1997 film produced.

Kevin Smith tells PEOPLE why he turned down an opportunity to direct Ben Affleck and Matt Damon's 1997 Oscar-winning drama 'Good Will Hunting.' The trio collaborated on 1999's 'Dogma.' ...

Everyone knows that Matt Damon and Ben Affleck leaned on each other while trying to make a name for themselves in Hollywood, with the Bostonian best friends living together, sharing a bank account, ...

In an exclusive interview with People Magazine published on June 7, Kevin Smith shared that he refused to direct the 1997 hit movie, Good Will Hunting, because he felt he would continuously ask Afflec ...

Kevin Smith, despite aiding in the production of Ben Affleck and Matt Damon's _Good Will Hunting_, declined the offer to ...

Despite his string of hit roles in everything from Good Will Hunting and The Bourne Identity to, most recently, Oppenheimer, ...

Matt Damon and Ben Affleck have shared the screen numerous times, but they share effortless chemistry in Kevin Smith's 'Dogma ...

Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are easily two of the biggest bros in the entertainment world. They’ve got a "bizarrely close" ...

Kevin Smith helped Ben Affleck and Matt Damon get their 1997 breakout Good Will Hunting to the big screen, but the filmmaker tells PEOPLE he turned down an opportunity to direct it "I was like ...