We get so much information during the day that doesn’t really tell us anything.
ADAM MCKAYI don’t want to speak for my movies; you could say my movies are just completely silly and dumb, but in the case of ‘Idiocracy’ and ‘Borat,’ without a doubt there is a really subversive and sophisticated assault on American culture.
More Adam McKay Quotes
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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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If all else fails, you can always be a pro.
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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 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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Anyone in the comedy world knows that Horatio Sanz and Chris Parnell are two of the funniest guys around.
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You have to be able to fail with the improv. You have to not care.
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You could feel America starting to ease up a little bit on racism, against blacks in certain pockets, and then suddenly The Cosby Show bubbled up and it was the right time for it.
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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 are many aspects to directing that have a romantic place in people’s minds.
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I always give myself a little part in every movie.
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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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The easiest time to be funny is during a fairly serious situation. That way you can break the ice.
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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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Nothing is funnier than confidently doing the wrong thing.
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There’s nothing the people love more than a Federal Reserve joke.
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