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There are many aspects to directing that have a romantic place in people’s minds.

Adam McKay

The crush of lobbyists on Washington and purchase of the media by corporations has created a big business-run government and a worthless press leaving Americans screwed and ill-informed.
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Corporation Country Crush Government Lobbyist Media Purchase Running
Hollywood has to appeal to the broadest audience, and when it comes to most social and economic issues, America is progressive. Because of that, the messages that are in Hollywood movies tend to be, for instance, pro-environment.
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There’s nothing the people love more than a Federal Reserve joke.
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Federal Joke More Nothing People Reserve
Everyone is sort of in their own little area counting lines and no one talks when film’s not rolling. There’s constantly actors coming to me back behind the monitor screaming at me, “Why did my line count drop?” It’s a nasty tense environment.
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We punch mirrors and we explore our darker selves. No, it’s just an amalgam of all newscasters that we grew up with. Sort of like before there was cable, when these people were like gods.
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There are so many shoot-’em-up, action, jingoistic TV shows and movies that are made every year. I think the final line is that Hollywood is populist.
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I grew up with a single mom who was a waitress. We were on food stamps.
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Every time a congressman or pundit says its ‘class warfare’ to increase taxes on the wealthy, it’s a massive lie.
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My mom then got Pell Grants, put herself through college to get a degree to get a better job. Because we were broke, I then had to go to a state school.
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It’s crazy, but even at funerals, people will get huge laughs.
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I gotta say – if I clicked on a movie interview, and the first part was all about Walt Whitman, I’d love that article.
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In general, the final filter of Hollywood is for-profit. Nothing goes through unless it can make money.
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All you can really do as director is sort of set a tone.
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I’m not against banking. Banking allowed our modern society to happen, it is essential. It connects the work through finance, so banking is good.
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Most of what’s tricky about comedy is the perception of it and the audience’s expectation.
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Animals talking are very rarely funny. But animals behaving as animals – always funny.
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