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> [I keep saying this, but the most important part of directing is casting, and the rest of it is pretty easy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-winkler/i-keep-saying-this-but-the-most-important-part-of-directing-is/)

[Max Winkler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-winkler/)

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## More by Max Winkler

> [I love my dad so much. I don't have that cool thing where I have dad issues.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-winkler/i-love-my-dad-so-much-i-don-t-have-that-cool-thing-where-i-have-dad/)

[Max Winkler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-winkler/)

> [I'm sort of a delusional in the sense of, I was just gonna graduate from school and just, like, prance onto a film set…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-winkler/i-m-sort-of-a-delusional-in-the-sense-of-i-was-just-gonna-graduate/)

[Max Winkler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-winkler/)

> [If anything I was probably loved and praised too much as a child. I think that's why I can't accept any compliments.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-winkler/if-anything-i-was-probably-loved-and-praised-too-much-as-a-child-i/)

[Max Winkler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-winkler/)

> [My first girlfriend broke up with me on a yellow legal pad. After she picked me up from the airport one day, she took…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-winkler/my-first-girlfriend-broke-up-with-me-on-a-yellow-legal-pad-after-she/)

[Max Winkler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-winkler/)

> [I've always been sort of influenced by my male relationships and that period of my life when you start to cringe and be like,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-winkler/i-ve-always-been-sort-of-influenced-by-my-male-relationships-and-that/)

[Max Winkler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-winkler/)

> [I don't read reviews, good or bad, just for my own sanity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-winkler/i-don-t-read-reviews-good-or-bad-just-for-my-own-sanity/)

[Max Winkler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-winkler/)

> [It seems like a really fun way to make a living, but I'm truly terrible at acting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-winkler/it-seems-like-a-really-fun-way-to-make-a-living-but-i-m-truly/)

[Max Winkler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-winkler/)

> [I keep saying this, but the most important part of directing is casting, and the rest of it is pretty easy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-winkler/i-keep-saying-this-but-the-most-important-part-of-directing-is/)

[Max Winkler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-winkler/)

> [Johnny Knoxville has such an incredible humanity to him when you meet him. He's so warm and so funny, and he can sort of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-winkler/johnny-knoxville-has-such-an-incredible-humanity-to-him-when-you-meet/)

[Max Winkler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-winkler/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-winkler/i-acted-in-a-couple-friends-s-short-films-and-thought-i-was-gonna-be/)

[Max Winkler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-winkler/)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-winkler/i-feel-like-there-s-a-witch-hunt-by-some-film-sites-and-people-that/)

[Max Winkler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-winkler/)

> [I think Woody Allen calls it 'anxiety of influence.' When you're in your formative years and you watch a movie that makes you want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-winkler/i-think-woody-allen-calls-it-anxiety-of-influence-when-you-re-in-your/)

[Max Winkler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-winkler/)

> [I feel totally lucky and happy. I think a lot of young directors feel this way but you sort of, like, have a biological…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-winkler/i-feel-totally-lucky-and-happy-i-think-a-lot-of-young-directors-feel/)

[Max Winkler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-winkler/)

> [I don't mind talking about my dad because he's such a good dude.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-winkler/i-don-t-mind-talking-about-my-dad-because-he-s-such-a-good-dude/)

[Max Winkler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-winkler/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-winkler/i-start-with-the-music-before-i-start-writing-the-movie-it-s-such-an/)

[Max Winkler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-winkler/)

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