I went to Temple University, and had to get loans. So I grew up in a world where I saw the government helping individuals pull themselves up, and saw it work very successfully.
ADAM MCKAYIn general, people like that are going to be more progressive, more open minded, a little more altruistic.
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In general, people like that are going to be more progressive, more open minded, a little more altruistic.
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All we have is our vote. But it’s powerful.
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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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White-collar crime has been marketed – billions of dollars have been put in to have us be bored by it.
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All you can really do as director is sort of set a tone.
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I got the sense that Alabama is a place where people don’t want handouts and don’t much care for people talking out of the side of their mouth.
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The one thing for sure is, I don’t ever want to waste a movie. I don’t ever want to waste effort.
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So you’re doing that the first two or three screenings, and then finally, you dial the movie in and it’s working, and at that point, it’s 50/50 as far as what’s funny and what’s working.
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It’s crazy, but even at funerals, people will get huge laughs.
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Nothing is funnier than confidently doing the wrong thing.
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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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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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Every time I wrote a sketch that was in my voice, Ferrell would just do it better.
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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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The only way that Hollywood ever skews toward liberal is because part of what we make out of Hollywood involves writers, actors, directors, musicians, set designers, and photographers.
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