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More Adam McKay Quotes
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Animals talking are very rarely funny. But animals behaving as animals – always funny.
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It’s crazy, but even at funerals, people will get huge laughs.
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Nothing is funnier than confidently doing the wrong thing.
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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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I grew up with a single mom who was a waitress. We were on food stamps.
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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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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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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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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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There’s nothing the people love more than a Federal Reserve joke.
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There’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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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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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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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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“Firewall” seems both scary and protective at the same time. And how often does that happen within one word besides “military” and “government?”
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