You have to be able to fail with the improv. You have to not care.
ADAM MCKAYNothing is funnier than confidently doing the wrong thing.
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It’s one thing to break stuff and damage people’s possessions, but when you start aiming at the ideology of America, that’s dangerous comedy.
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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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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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Obamacare is a private mandate that will drive billions to the insurance industry, much like the auto insurance mandate.
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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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“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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There are many aspects to directing that have a romantic place in people’s minds.
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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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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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All you can really do as director is sort of set a tone.
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If all else fails, you can always be a pro.
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The worst part of governing, the political side, is the grossest part, so that’s what they call it. So anything that reeks of that immediately gets tuned out by 70 percent of the population.
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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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In general, people like that are going to be more progressive, more open minded, a little more altruistic.
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Blazing Saddles’ is one of the funniest movies ever made.
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