If you make action movies, the critics will savage you, and then your movies are outdated the following week with the new wave of special effects.
ADAM MCKAYThe easiest time to be funny is during a fairly serious situation. That way you can break the ice.
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There’s nothing the people love more than a Federal Reserve joke.
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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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There’s always way less improv than people think. The truth is something like 15 percent.
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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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You have to be able to fail with the improv. You have to not care.
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White-collar crime has been marketed – billions of dollars have been put in to have us be bored by it.
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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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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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Blanket cynicism toward government has always existed.
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I’ve gotten like five laughs in movies, just off guy hugs.
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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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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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I always give myself a little part in every movie.
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All we have is our vote. But it’s powerful.
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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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