Editing As Good as It Gets (section)

==Production==
In 1996, [[James L. Brooks]] flew [[Geoffrey Rush]] from [[Sydney]] to Los Angeles to audition for the part of Simon Bishop, and offered him the role, but Rush declined it.<ref>Douglas Aiton, "10 Things You Didn't Know About Geoffrey Rush", ''Weekend Australian Magazine'', 4–5 September 2004, p. 12</ref> [[Betty White]] was offered a role in the film but she declined, due to a scene in the film where a dog is thrown into a trash chute.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a307179/betty-white-turned-down-good-as-it-gets/|title = Betty White turned down 'Good as It Gets'|website = [[Digital Spy]]|date = March 4, 2011|access-date = October 14, 2021|archive-date = October 28, 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211028170930/https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a307179/betty-white-turned-down-good-as-it-gets/|url-status = live}}</ref> [[Tony Shalhoub]] vied for the role of Simon Bishop, which eventually went to Greg Kinnear.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/06/26/movies/at-the-movies.html | title=At the Movies | work=The New York Times | date=June 26, 1998 | last1=Weinraub | first1=Bernard }}</ref>

[[Owen Wilson]] served as associate producer, one of his first jobs in Hollywood.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Longsdorf |first=Amy |date=14 February 1999 |title=Owen Wilson Carves a Bigger Niche with 'Rushmore' Script |work=[[The Morning Call]] |url=https://www.mcall.com/news/mc-xpm-1999-02-14-3238705-story.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220831133316/https://www.mcall.com/news/mc-xpm-1999-02-14-3238705-story.html |archive-date=August 31, 2022 |access-date=August 31, 2022 }}</ref>

[[Jack Nicholson]] and Brooks clashed on set regarding Nicholson's performance of Melvin, leading to a production halt for the two to find the correct tone for the character.<ref>{{Cite podcast |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpJg8YHc9AI |title=James L. Brooks #128 |website=Kevin Pollak’s Chat Show |publisher=[[Earwolf]] |last=Pollak |first=Kevin |date=September 25, 2011 |time=1:23:19 |access-date=August 31, 2022 |archive-date=August 31, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220831133315/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpJg8YHc9AI |url-status=live }}</ref>

The paintings were created for the film by New York City artist Billy Sullivan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/as-good-as-it-gets-v158803|title=As Good as It Gets (1997) - James L. Brooks, James A. Brooks &#124; Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related &#124; AllMovie|via=www.allmovie.com|access-date=April 28, 2020|archive-date=June 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619112932/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/as-good-as-it-gets-v158803|url-status=live}}</ref>