Kevin Smith tells PEOPLE that his longtime friend and frequent collaborator Ben Affleck left him thank-you notes multiple times during the production of their 1995 movie 'Mallrats.' "Just very polite.

One of Smith's favorite photos is of the late, legendary George Carlin — the famously profane and religion-mocking standup played a Catholic cardinal — alongside the film’s life-sized, masses-friendly ...

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.' ...

Kevin Smith tells PEOPLE that Ben Affleck left him thank-you notes multiple times during the production of 1995's Mallrats after Smith allowed him to spend time working on Good Will Hunting's ...

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 ...

Kevin Smith says Ben Affleck auditioned for 1995's 'Mallrats' because he liked 1994's 'Clerks,' telling the filmmaker, "I thought it was pimp" ...

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 ...