The worst part of governing, the political side, is the grossest part, so that’s what they call it. So anything that reeks of that immediately gets tuned out by 70 percent of the population.
ADAM MCKAYIn general, the final filter of Hollywood is for-profit. Nothing goes through unless it can make money.
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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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I grew up with a single mom who was a waitress. We were on food stamps.
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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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Blanket cynicism toward government has always existed.
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Most of what’s tricky about comedy is the perception of it and the audience’s expectation.
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Hardly socialism. In fact, it was a Republican plan to begin with.
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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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There’s nothing the people love more than a Federal Reserve joke.
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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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Obamacare is a private mandate that will drive billions to the insurance industry, much like the auto insurance mandate.
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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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You have to be able to fail with the improv. You have to not care.
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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If you make action movies, the critics will savage you, and then your movies are outdated the following week with the new wave of special effects.
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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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