The worst part of governing, the political side, is the grossest part, so that’s what they call it. So anything that reeks of that immediately gets tuned out by 70 percent of the population.
ADAM MCKAYI could see how people get addicted to animation, and I understand why it’s so great for comedy. You can do whatever you want and it just happens.
More Adam McKay Quotes
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Blanket cynicism toward government has always existed.
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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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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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Anyone in the comedy world knows that Horatio Sanz and Chris Parnell are two of the funniest guys around.
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It’s just funny that Americans have to contend with 2000 channels, and 60 different specific news sources, and the confusion that it creates, and the junk that we get to see is hilarious.
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I think what’s dangerous [about comedy] is that you’re coming into the room announcing your intentions.
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Animals talking are very rarely funny. But animals behaving as animals – always funny.
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There’s such an aggressively a political movement in the US that anything that smells of being political – even the term “political” is so ridiculous, when you think about it.
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The easiest time to be funny is during a fairly serious situation. That way, you can break the ice.
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“Firewall” seems both scary and protective at the same time. And how often does that happen within one word besides “military” and “government?”
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I grew up with a single mom who was a waitress. We were on food stamps.
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In general foreign invested companies who come to America to start a company, to open a manufacturing business or whatnot, they actually provide much higher wages than American companies.
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There’s always way less improv than people think. The truth is something like 15 percent.
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Nothing is funnier than confidently doing the wrong thing.
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I could see how people get addicted to animation, and I understand why it’s so great for comedy. You can do whatever you want and it just happens.
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