There are so many shoot-’em-up, action, jingoistic TV shows and movies that are made every year. I think the final line is that Hollywood is populist.
ADAM MCKAYBenito 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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For a documentary it’s so important to find the characters and to find people who will give you access to film
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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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Can anything good come of a backward way of thinking like judging someone based on skin color? No way.
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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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It’s crazy, but even at funerals, people will get huge laughs.
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I think what’s dangerous [about comedy] is that you’re coming into the room announcing your intentions.
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I gotta say – if I clicked on a movie interview, and the first part was all about Walt Whitman, I’d love that article.
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Anyone in the comedy world knows that Horatio Sanz and Chris Parnell are two of the funniest guys around.
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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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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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There’s always way less improv than people think. The truth is something like 15 percent.
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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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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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In general, the final filter of Hollywood is for-profit. Nothing goes through unless it can make money.
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If all else fails, you can always be a pro.
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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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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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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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I’m not against banking. Banking allowed our modern society to happen, it is essential. It connects the work through finance, so banking is good.
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Any time Chris Nolan wants to call me for advice, he can.
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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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You have to be able to fail with the improv. You have to not care.
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Dave Herman as Michael Bolton is one of my favorite performances ever.
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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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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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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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