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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.

Adam McKay

We’re always looking for the backbone, the central idea, and once you have that you know everything can circle around it.
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Backbone Central Circle Everything Idea
Sometimes you’ll put something in and it will just die so hard that it’ll almost kill the movie.
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Almost Die Hard Kill Movie Put Something
Celebrities and ‘famous’ people are just regular folks. I know, it’s a shocking and potentially dangerous statement.
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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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Government Military Scary
You have to be able to fail with the improv. You have to not care.
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Blazing Saddles’ is one of the funniest movies ever made.
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The crush of lobbyists on Washington and purchase of the media by corporations has created a big business-run government and a worthless press leaving Americans screwed and ill-informed.
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For a documentary it’s so important to find the characters and to find people who will give you access to film
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I always give myself a little part in every movie.
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Every Giving Little Movie Part
In general, the final filter of Hollywood is for-profit. Nothing goes through unless it can make money.
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Benito Mussolini created the word ‘fascism.’ He defined it as ‘the merging of the state and the corporation.’ He also said a more accurate word would be ‘corporatism.’
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There’s nothing the people love more than a Federal Reserve joke.
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I think what’s dangerous [about comedy] is that you’re coming into the room announcing your intentions.
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It’s one thing to mess stuff up and break stuff, but [Borat] is really pointing out the ideology of America.
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Old man with an old phone. That’s never not funny.
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As for movies, what’s great about comedy is that if your movie gets laughs and makes money, you have freedom.
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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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