The only thing that someone could say about me that would hurt me would be something that's true that I don't want to be.
Tucker MaxTo get hwat you want out of life, all you really need to do is be honest about it, don't be afraid to go for it, and have fun while you do it -- and you'll eventually get it.
Tucker MaxI could never kill myself. What if it doesn't work. Then I'll have failed at the only thing that could save me from my failures. Where do you go from there?
Tucker MaxAnd I’ve found that, what I now want the most in a woman is—I want a partner. I want someone who is my partner in life. Who supports me, and I support her. I can share all my experiences in life with her, and she can share hers back with me. Not only do we love each other, but we accept, embrace, nurture, and care for each other.
Tucker MaxTV has a longer narrative, and TV's more like short stories. So there's less rules with TV; you can make it a little bit different. [With] movies, the medium has more constraints, so it was just about what stories are the most cinematic and the best resolution.
Tucker MaxThe Big Five publishing companies are dinosaurs trying to survive in a post-meteor world. They won't.
Tucker MaxNo one has it all figured out, especially not the people who are acting like they do and judging you because of it. Pretending to be something you aren't because you're trying to please a bunch of judgmental hypocrites and shitheads is not the way to be happy. Living the life you want to live is. It really is that simple.
Tucker MaxLook at the scope of writers who sell stuff. I'm at the very top of the power curve in terms of sales.
Tucker MaxMy 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?
Tucker MaxIt [eBook] is like introducing the machine gun to a revolutionary war. It changes everything. If you can reach your fans directly without having to go through a middle man, the entire economics of the publishing business changes.
Tucker MaxMost people's lives are nothing more than pointlessly frantic activity used as a psychological defense against their own impotence and fear.
Tucker MaxAt some point in their life, everyone thinks they should go to law school. You may in fact think you want to go to law school now.
Tucker MaxIt used to be that companies with industrial economies of scale created business success. Now, success will come from the information economies of scale, either the ones with complete breadth, or complete depth.
Tucker MaxIf you make comedy, if you try and make comedy where no one gets upset or offended, you're going to fail.
Tucker MaxI find it truly appalling that there are people in the world like you. You are a disgusting, vile, repulsive, repugnant, foul creature. Because of you, I don't believe in God anymore. No just God would allow someone like you to exist. (Quoting feedback from a reader)
Tucker MaxThe result of my hard work is that I'm financially independent, I have an amazing life, and I can do whatever I want. I don't have to answer to anybody.
Tucker MaxBefore I was famous, I already was the person that attracted and dealt with a lot of weirdos.
Tucker MaxI stop paying attention because as much as I love beauty, I hate stupidity, and seeing the two combined pisses me off.
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