I went to Temple University, and had to get loans. So I grew up in a world where I saw the government helping individuals pull themselves up, and saw it work very successfully.
ADAM MCKAYIn general foreign invested companies who come to America to start a company, to open a manufacturing business or whatnot, they actually provide much higher wages than American companies.
More Adam McKay Quotes
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Old man with an old phone. That’s never not funny.
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There’s a lot of things you can’t control. But you can always be a pro.
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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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Normally when it hits two and a half, three hours, the audience gets exhausted and start yawning.
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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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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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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 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.
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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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The one thing for sure is, I don’t ever want to waste a movie. I don’t ever want to waste effort.
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In general foreign invested companies who come to America to start a company, to open a manufacturing business or whatnot, they actually provide much higher wages than American companies.
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Blanket cynicism toward government has always existed.
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You have to be able to fail with the improv. You have to not care.
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I always give myself a little part in every movie.
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There’s nothing the people love more than a Federal Reserve joke.
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