Theatrical success is predominantly two variables: who the distributor is and how much money they spend.

It is hard for me to be vulnerable, because I never learned how to do that. I was never vulnerable in a safe way.

In training, there is no winning or losing. There is only learning.

Frankly, I'd rather make a little bit less money if it means living in a better world for books and publishing in the future.

My favorite random email I got was from some guy who wrote: "Mr. Max, with the hope of a six year old on the night before Christmas asking about Santa, I ask the same question: Do you really exist?

I'm not West Coast at all. I was born in Atlanta, but I grew up in Kentucky, outside of Lexington, in Winchester.

I sold a million books because I have a lot of fans, not because people hate me.