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There are many aspects to directing that have a romantic place in people’s minds.

Adam McKay

All you can really do as director is sort of set a tone.
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Director Do Really Tone
The easiest time to be funny is during a fairly serious situation. That way you can break the ice.
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Easiest Ice Serious Situation Break Time Way
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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Thinking Tv Shows Years
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.
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Corporation Definition Exclude Mention Webster
In general, the final filter of Hollywood is for-profit. Nothing goes through unless it can make money.
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Filter Final General Hollywood Money Profit
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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Directors Favorite Filmmaker People Probably
Most of what’s tricky about comedy is the perception of it and the audience’s expectation.
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Audience Comedy Expectation Most Perception
The easiest time to be funny is during a fairly serious situation. That way, you can break the ice.
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Crazy Fairly Funny Ice People Serious Situation
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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Black Bubbled Cosby Country Feel Little Pocket Racism Show
I always give myself a little part in every movie.
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Every Giving Little Movie Part
If all else fails, you can always be a pro.
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Else Fail Failing Pro
For my money, I don’t think there’s been a better comedy than ‘Kung Fu Hustle’ in a lot of years. That movie just knocked me over.
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Better Comedy Hustle Kung Fu Hustle Money Movie Thinking Year Yera
Anyone in the comedy world knows that Horatio Sanz and Chris Parnell are two of the funniest guys around.
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Around Comedy Funniest Guy People Two World
You have to be able to fail with the improv. You have to not care.
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Able Care Fail Failing Having Improv
My mom then got Pell Grants, put herself through college to get a degree to get a better job. Because we were broke, I then had to go to a state school.
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Better Broke College Degree Grant Herself Job Mom Pell School State
All we have is our vote. But it’s powerful.
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All Having Powerful Vote

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