This has been online awhile already (since April), but if you haven't seen it already, Kevin Smith's interview with IGN is worth a look. - Jim
A Chat with Kevin Smith on the Set of Daredevil
April 03, 2002 - Last week, Kevin Smith announced on his official site that he would make a cameo appearance in Daredevil. Well, yesterday, April 2, the writer/actor/director shot his cameo appearance, on location at Crenshaw Hospital in Los Angeles. Kevin plays "Jack Kirby" (note the reference to the legendary Marvel comic creator), a morgue attendant in a scene with reporter Ben Urich (played by Joe Pantoliano).
The following quotes were obtained from a brief on-set interview with Smith:
Q: What is it like to be in a Daredevil movie?
KS: Pretty awesome! It's sort of like playing Daredevil himself – which I'm not in the shape for. It was really generous of [director] Mark [Steven Johnson] to put me in the film.
Q: Who do you play?
KS: I play a forensics assistant who is willing to take some cash to give Urich the inside dope.
Q: What are your thoughts on what you've seen from the film?
KS: When I did a costume fitting, they let me take a peek at the Daredevil costume and it is flat-out phenomenal! It's as close as you can get to the comic book page without looking ridiculous. These guys know what they're doing.
Q: What do you think of Mark Steven Johnson as a director?
KS: Mark is as passionate – if not more so – than anyone can be about making a Daredevil movie. He's done heavy-duty research. He's read all the important Daredevil work, and the not-so-important Daredevil work – like my own – and he's certainly not going to let any Daredevil fans down from what I've seen.
Q: What do you think of Ben Affleck as Daredevil?
KS: As long as Affleck leaves his ham-fisted theatrics – the ones he lends to my pictures – in the trailer, he'll be awesome. He's always been a big fan, long before the film was a twinkle in anyone's mind. Ben has always said that the only movie he would ever put a costume on for would be a Daredevil flick. This is probably a dream come true for him.
Q: What do you think of the rest of the cast?
KS: I think Mark [Steven Johnson] got incredibly lucky to surround himself with a cast so willing to put on funny outfits – in addition to the fact that they're pretty intelligent, believable, strong performers.
Q: What's it like doing your scene with Joe Pantoliano?
KS: I was delighted when I saw his name on the call sheet. I mean, "Guido the Killer Pimp!" [from Risky Business] You can throw a rock and you hit a stellar performance from Joe Pantoliano: Goonies, The Matrix, The Sopranos, The Fugitive. He's incredibly well-cast in this role.
Writer-director Mark Steven Johnson cites Kevin Smith as "the reason [why] I'm back into Daredevil. I'd been a fan of Daredevil my whole life, but at some point I lost interest until Kevin's 'Guardian Angel' storyline came out. Then I got back into it in full force."
Daredevil is set to open on January 17, 2003.
-- Stax/IGN