For a documentary it’s so important to find the characters and to find people who will give you access to film
ADAM MCKAYThe 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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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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When you screen it the first couple times, you’re just trying to get the movie to work, trying to get the story to flow, trying to find out where your areas are where you have enough breath to laugh a little bit.
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I would never call myself cultural elite, but you might be cultural elite.
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Nothing is funnier than confidently doing the wrong thing.
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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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Animals talking are very rarely funny. But animals behaving as animals – always funny.
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I’ve gotten like five laughs in movies, just off guy hugs.
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Normally when it hits two and a half, three hours, the audience gets exhausted and start yawning.
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Most of what’s tricky about comedy is the perception of it and the audience’s expectation.
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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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I grew up with a single mom who was a waitress. We were on food stamps.
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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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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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Any time Chris Nolan wants to call me for advice, he can.
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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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