Anyone in the comedy world knows that Horatio Sanz and Chris Parnell are two of the funniest guys around.
ADAM MCKAYFor 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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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.
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If all else fails, you can always be a pro.
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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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I could see how people get addicted to animation, and I understand why it’s so great for comedy. You can do whatever you want and it just happens.
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We’re always looking for the backbone, the central idea, and once you have that you know everything can circle around it.
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I grew up with a single mom who was a waitress. We were on food stamps.
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Old man with an old phone. That’s never not funny.
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Any time Chris Nolan wants to call me for advice, he can.
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Benito Mussolini created the word ‘fascism.’ He defined it as ‘the merging of the state and the corporation.’ He also said a more accurate word would be ‘corporatism.’
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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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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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The easiest time to be funny is during a fairly serious situation. That way you can break the ice.
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All you can really do as director is sort of set a tone.
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Can anything good come of a backward way of thinking like judging someone based on skin color? No way.
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I always give myself a little part in every movie.
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