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

Adam McKay

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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Comedy Freedom Laugh Laughing Make Making Money
I think what’s dangerous [about comedy] is that you’re coming into the room announcing your intentions.
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Announcing Comedy Dangerous Intention Room Thinking
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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Channel Confusion Contend Country Different Junk Source Specific
There’s always way less improv than people think. The truth is something like 15 percent.
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Improv Less People Something Think Thinking Truth Way
I would never call myself cultural elite, but you might be cultural elite.
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Cultural Elite Myself
All we have is our vote. But it’s powerful.
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All Having Powerful Vote
All you can really do as director is sort of set a tone.
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Director Do Really Tone
Anyone in the comedy world knows that Horatio Sanz and Chris Parnell are two of the funniest guys around.
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Around Comedy Funniest Guy People Two World
There are many aspects to directing that have a romantic place in people’s minds.
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Aspect Directing Mind People Place
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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Break Country Ideology Mes Pointing Really Stuff
I think that the job of art and culture is to jump on that time and realize that it’s there and to push it just a little bit faster.
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Art Culture Job Jump Little Push Realize Thinking
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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Anand Thakur
If all else fails, you can always be a pro.
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Else Fail Failing Pro
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.
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Government Helping Loan Show Successfully Themselves University World
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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Artistic Heart History Lying Message Moment Played Thinking Well
Normally when it hits two and a half, three hours, the audience gets exhausted and start yawning.
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