The only way that Hollywood ever skews toward liberal is because part of what we make out of Hollywood involves writers, actors, directors, musicians, set designers, and photographers.
ADAM MCKAYAnyone in the comedy world knows that Horatio Sanz and Chris Parnell are two of the funniest guys around.
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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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If you make action movies, the critics will savage you, and then your movies are outdated the following week with the new wave of special effects.
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I would never call myself cultural elite, but you might be cultural elite.
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My mom then got Pell Grants, put herself through college to get a degree to get a better job. Because we were broke, I then had to go to a state school.
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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 think American culture had just become so disengaged from the process of government, and we’d been so fuzzed out by our pop culture around us, that I don’t think people really saw this guy for what he was.
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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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Hollywood has to appeal to the broadest audience, and when it comes to most social and economic issues, America is progressive. Because of that, the messages that are in Hollywood movies tend to be, for instance, pro-environment.
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The crush of lobbyists on Washington and purchase of the media by corporations has created a big business-run government and a worthless press leaving Americans screwed and ill-informed.
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Blazing Saddles’ is one of the funniest movies ever made.
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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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All you can really do as director is sort of set a tone.
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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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Normally when it hits two and a half, three hours, the audience gets exhausted and start yawning.
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Blanket cynicism toward government has always existed.
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