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I think what’s dangerous [about comedy] is that you’re coming into the room announcing your intentions.

Adam McKay

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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Actor Area Counting Everyone Line Rolling Sort Talk
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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Effort Movie One Sure Thing Want Waste
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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Audience Country Economics Hollywood Issue Social
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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Company Country Invested Manufacturing Open Wages
It so happens that America, according to all the polls that are out there, is pretty progressive. So you’re not going to see messages that support Ayn Randian individualism at the cost of the whole, because most people don’t agree with that.
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According Country People Poll Pretty Progressive Support
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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Channel Confusion Contend Country Different Junk Source Specific
Celebrities and ‘famous’ people are just regular folks. I know, it’s a shocking and potentially dangerous statement.
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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.
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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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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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Can anything good come of a backward way of thinking like judging someone based on skin color? No way.
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Anything Backward Color Judging Skin Someone Thinking
I’ve gotten like five laughs in movies, just off guy hugs.
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So you’re doing that the first two or three screenings, and then finally, you dial the movie in and it’s working, and at that point, it’s 50/50 as far as what’s funny and what’s working.
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Every time a congressman or pundit says its ‘class warfare’ to increase taxes on the wealthy, it’s a massive lie.
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Blanket cynicism toward government has always existed.
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If all else fails, you can always be a pro.
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Else Fail Failing Pro

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