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It’s one thing to break stuff and damage people’s possessions, but when you start aiming at the ideology of America, that’s dangerous comedy.

Adam McKay

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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I think what’s dangerous [about comedy] is that you’re coming into the room announcing your intentions.
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I have certain beliefs about how people should treat employees and how companies should be run, but I was really surprised though this process to learn that those beliefs are actually good business.
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I grew up with a single mom who was a waitress. We were on food stamps.
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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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Old man with an old phone. That’s never not funny.
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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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If all else fails, you can always be a pro.
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I would never call myself cultural elite, but you might be cultural elite.
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For my money, I don’t think there’s been a better comedy than ‘Kung Fu Hustle’ in a lot of years. That movie just knocked me over.
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Blanket cynicism toward government has always existed.
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Any time Chris Nolan wants to call me for advice, he can.
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Creative freedom is a huge carrot.
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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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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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