Max Winkler Quotes & Sayings

“I don't read reviews, good or bad, just for my own sanity.”

“I keep saying this, but the most important part of directing is casting, and the rest of it is pretty easy.”

“My first girlfriend broke up with me on a yellow legal pad. After she picked me up from the airport one day, she took out a letter that her therapist wrote, and she read it to me. She and her therapists wrote a letter breaking up with me together.”

“I acted in a couple friends's short films and thought I was gonna be really good and mysterious and sexy. And I was just terrible and self-aware.”

“I despise writing in general, but yeah, I love writing the stuff that I direct.”

“I don't mind talking about my dad because he's such a good dude.”

“I feel like there's a witch hunt by some film sites and people that immediately disregard something if it shows any sort of influence.”

“I love my dad so much. I don't have that cool thing where I have dad issues.”

“I start with the music before I start writing the movie. It's such an important part for me, emotionally, to set up the tone for the movie.”

“If anything I was probably loved and praised too much as a child. I think that's why I can't accept any compliments.”