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You have to be able to fail with the improv. You have to not care.

Adam McKay

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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I’m just a giant film fan, so I love action movies out of all kinds of movies. As a film geek, it’s amazing to be able to shoot this stuff.
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As for movies, what’s great about comedy is that if your movie gets laughs and makes money, you have freedom.
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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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Normally when it hits two and a half, three hours, the audience gets exhausted and start yawning.
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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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Celebrities and ‘famous’ people are just regular folks. I know, it’s a shocking and potentially dangerous statement.
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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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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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I don’t think there’s ever been a moment in history where that, as an artistic message, has played very well, because people in their hearts know that’s terrible and a lie.
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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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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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Hardly socialism. In fact, it was a Republican plan to begin with.
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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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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.
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Animals talking are very rarely funny. But animals behaving as animals – always funny.
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