Driver credits Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, as well as the film’s director Gus Van Sant, for standing by her and advocating that she get the role.
While Minnie Driver had to get past this producer’s objections in order to get the role, she wasn’t the only one fighting it.
Driver went on to be nominated for an Oscar for her performance as Will Hunting’s girlfriend Skylar.
The Speechless actress was a guest on Watch What Happens Live when she was asked what the rudest thing was that anybody in the industry had ever said to her.