The traveling that ‘Catfish’ affords us and the cross-section of America that we see on a constant basis, I would have never gotten that living in the bubble that is Los Angeles or going home to visit my parents in the bubble that is New York. Max Joseph Read Quote
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. Max Joseph Read Quote
On ‘Catfish,’ I’m a co-host and onscreen cameraman, maybe the second onscreen cameraman after Wes Bentley’s turn in ‘American Beauty,’ which is funny and ironic. But before that, I’d been doing a lot of creative nonfiction. Max Joseph Read Quote
One thing you learn about doing nonfiction is that you’ve got to get it right, fact-check, do your research. You’ve got to not only get the facts right but represent the subject to the world in a way that insiders feel like it’s an access port and outsiders can access it. If you’re too insider, you block access to anyone else. Max Joseph Read Quote
Electronic music has existed since the ’70s, and it’s almost comical how many subgenres of it there are. Max Joseph Read Quote
When I was 19, I did an internship in Los Angeles and lived with a friend of mine in the Valley. Max Joseph Read Quote
Catfish’ is a great project that we have a blast doing, and it’s really fun and at the zeitgeist in the world – certainly in the U.S., hopefully in the U.K. and I imagine the rest of the world. Being at the centre of this discussion and this subject has been really incredible as both a filmmaker and someone who likes to participate in pop culture. Max Joseph Read Quote
