I grew up with a single mom who was a waitress. We were on food stamps.
ADAM MCKAYThere’s always way less improv than people think. The truth is something like 15 percent.
More Adam McKay Quotes
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Most of what’s tricky about comedy is the perception of it and the audience’s expectation.
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Hardly socialism. In fact, it was a Republican plan to begin with.
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We get so much information during the day that doesn’t really tell us anything.
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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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In general, people like that are going to be more progressive, more open minded, a little more altruistic.
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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.
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I’m just a giant film fan, so I love action movies out of all kinds of movies. As a film geek, it’s amazing to be able to shoot this stuff.
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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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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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All we have is our vote. But it’s powerful.
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Blanket cynicism toward government has always existed.
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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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There are many aspects to directing that have a romantic place in people’s minds.
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Creative freedom is a huge carrot.
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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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