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Kevin Smith Says Ben Affleck Frequently Left Him Thank-You Notes While Shooting Their First Movie Together

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. Not in a ass-kissy, obsequious way at all," Smith recalls of Affleck's notes.

Not in a ass-kissy, obsequious way at all" Affleck's supporting role in Mallrats led to leading parts in Smith's 1997 movie Chasing Amy and 1999's Dogma, the latter of which re-releases in theaters on June 5 The filmmaker adds that Affleck is probably "the performer I've worked with the most across my 31-year career," aside from Jason Mewes, who plays stoner icon Jay to Smith's Silent Bob in many of the director's movies. "He is talented, don't get me wrong, but as a human being, he's just one of my favorite people on the planet and I'm glad that he can act 'cause it makes it easier to put him in movies, which is something I would do anyway.

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