In general, the final filter of Hollywood is for-profit. Nothing goes through unless it can make money.
ADAM MCKAYNothing is funnier than confidently doing the wrong thing.
More Adam McKay Quotes
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Every time I wrote a sketch that was in my voice, Ferrell would just do it better.
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You have to be able to fail with the improv. You have to not care.
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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.
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Creative freedom is a huge carrot.
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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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“Firewall” seems both scary and protective at the same time. And how often does that happen within one word besides “military” and “government?”
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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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White-collar crime has been marketed – billions of dollars have been put in to have us be bored by it.
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I always give myself a little part in every movie.
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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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Hardly socialism. In fact, it was a Republican plan to begin with.
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Blazing Saddles’ is one of the funniest movies ever made.
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I got the sense that Alabama is a place where people don’t want handouts and don’t much care for people talking out of the side of their mouth.
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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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Dave Herman as Michael Bolton is one of my favorite performances ever.
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