The idea of 24-hour news, if you really step back, is pretty insane. Just even saying ’24-hour news’ almost has satire laced in it.
ADAM MCKAYThere’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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Old man with an old phone. That’s never not funny.
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Obamacare is a private mandate that will drive billions to the insurance industry, much like the auto insurance mandate.
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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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White-collar crime has been marketed – billions of dollars have been put in to have us be bored by it.
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It’s one thing to mess stuff up and break stuff, but [Borat] is really pointing out the ideology of America.
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All we have is our vote. But it’s powerful.
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David O. Russell is probably my favorite filmmaker. He’s not only a great director, but he’s also a great writer.
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Blazing Saddles’ is one of the funniest movies ever made.
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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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I’ve gotten like five laughs in movies, just off guy hugs.
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There’s a lot of things you can’t control. But you can always be a pro.
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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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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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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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If all else fails, you can always be a pro.
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