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I think American culture had just become so disengaged from the process of government, and we’d been so fuzzed out by our pop culture around us, that I don’t think people really saw this guy for what he was.

Adam McKay

It’s crazy, but even at funerals, people will get huge laughs.
ADAM MCKAY

Crazy Funeral Huge Laugh People
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.
ADAM MCKAY

Dial Doing Finally First Funny Movie Point Screening Three Two Working
In general, the final filter of Hollywood is for-profit. Nothing goes through unless it can make money.
ADAM MCKAY

Filter Final General Hollywood Money Profit
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.
ADAM MCKAY

Aggressive Movement Political Ridiculous Thinking
This was the definition in Webster’s up until 1987 when a corporation bought Webster’s and changed it to exclude any mention of corporations.
ADAM MCKAY

Corporation Definition Exclude Mention Webster
Every time a congressman or pundit says its ‘class warfare’ to increase taxes on the wealthy, it’s a massive lie.
ADAM MCKAY

Class Every Increase Lying Tax Time Warfare Wealthy
As for movies, what’s great about comedy is that if your movie gets laughs and makes money, you have freedom.
ADAM MCKAY

Comedy Freedom Laugh Laughing Make Making Money
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.
ADAM MCKAY

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

Announcing Comedy Dangerous Intention Room Thinking
The easiest time to be funny is during a fairly serious situation. That way, you can break the ice.
ADAM MCKAY

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I don’t think there’s ever been a moment in history where that, as an artistic message, has played very well, because people in their hearts know that’s terrible and a lie.
ADAM MCKAY

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All we have is our vote. But it’s powerful.
ADAM MCKAY

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I think American culture had just become so disengaged from the process of government, and we’d been so fuzzed out by our pop culture around us, that I don’t think people really saw this guy for what he was.
ADAM MCKAY

Country Culture Disengaged Government People Process Thinking
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 MCKAY

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“Firewall” seems both scary and protective at the same time. And how often does that happen within one word besides “military” and “government?”
ADAM MCKAY

Government Military Scary
It’s one thing to mess stuff up and break stuff, but [Borat] is really pointing out the ideology of America.
ADAM MCKAY

Break Country Ideology Mes Pointing Really Stuff

I think American culture had just become so disengaged from the process of government, and we’d been so fuzzed out by our pop culture around us, that I don’t think people really saw this guy for what he was.

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