Quotes from Max Joseph

There is a lot of sadness in America.

The biggest affront to any audience is if you feel like someone took something you love and is selling it out.

No one believes that they're a bad person at the end of the day.

I've never had a crazy online relationship that's left me vulnerable and embarrassed and humiliated.

Those elements that make 'Catfish' so interesting to watch, elements of deception and mystery, make any movie or any piece of content exciting to watch. It makes characters complex and interesting.

As someone who's been a filmmaker and an editor, I was wary of being on camera.

It's not that what LCD Soundsystem and Juan MacLean do is necessarily simple, but they are basic loops and beats and songs that are just pleasurable in a really basic way.

I love bridge-and-tunnel characters. In some respects, they have a chip on their shoulders, but they're proud of where they're from. They're fun and colorful.

There's something unique about coming of age in 2015 with the way the world is.

If you're not catfishing someone for romantic reasons, then it's going to be hard to sympathize and be compassionate with someone who is doing it for revenge, who's doing it for fun and games, who's doing it because they want to be on TV.

If you live in a big city, and you're surrounded by people, you're way more in touch with humanity than you would be if you lived in a very remote area and just spent all day long on the computer.

I think making electronic music isn't much different from writing a book or painting a picture or making a film. It's a creative process, and it's an art form.

We all have excuses. We could all take all of the things that have happened to us over the course of our lives and use them as excuses for being cruel to others.

I think people throw the term 'sociopath' around a lot without knowing what it means - but people who don't understand that what they're doing is mean and wrong and cruel, they need to be made to understand that.

No one has it easy, and to some degree, everyone feels lonely and powerless, which may cause them to make hurtful decisions.

Even bros have depth, complexity, and emotion.

The thing I really love about 'Saturday Night Fever' is that the movie is a gritty drama. Most people just remember the amazing, whimsical fantasy dance scenes, but then, when you watch it again, it's raw.

When it comes to creating a product or running a company, you need to prioritize the goal of the company or the creation of the product over and above every personal interaction you have.

A lot of times in films, the protagonist is either the leader of the group or the nerd of the group. I've never identified with either of those things.

The less you know about the person, the more you fill in the rosiest details.

I'm a documentary filmmaker, I know what it means to craft a story, especially when you've shot a lot of material.

'Trainspotting' is among my favourite films of all time.

The things I'm making for Vero are very pure. They're from my point of view, and I'm not pulling any punches.

We've had Obama for eight years, who, to me, is a model of integrity, sensitivity, empathy. He's wise, he's patient, he maintains his composure, and I would have voted for him again.