I’ve gotten like five laughs in movies, just off guy hugs.
ADAM MCKAYIn general, people like that are going to be more progressive, more open minded, a little more altruistic.
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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.
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Benito Mussolini created the word ‘fascism.’ He defined it as ‘the merging of the state and the corporation.’ He also said a more accurate word would be ‘corporatism.’
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Blanket cynicism toward government has always existed.
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Nothing is funnier than confidently doing the wrong thing.
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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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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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Normally when it hits two and a half, three hours, the audience gets exhausted and start yawning.
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For a documentary it’s so important to find the characters and to find people who will give you access to film
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Any time Chris Nolan wants to call me for advice, he can.
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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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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 would never call myself cultural elite, but you might be cultural elite.
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If all else fails, you can always be a pro.
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Hollywood is for-profit, is what Hollywood is. All the studios are owned by big, megacorporations that are the furthest thing from liberal you can possibly imagine.
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