I gotta say – if I clicked on a movie interview, and the first part was all about Walt Whitman, I’d love that article.
ADAM MCKAYThere’s such an aggressively a political movement in the US that anything that smells of being political – even the term “political” is so ridiculous, when you think about it.
More Adam McKay Quotes
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Hardly socialism. In fact, it was a Republican plan to begin with.
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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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I have certain beliefs about how people should treat employees and how companies should be run, but I was really surprised though this process to learn that those beliefs are actually good business.
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Creative freedom is a huge carrot.
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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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Every time a congressman or pundit says its ‘class warfare’ to increase taxes on the wealthy, it’s a massive lie.
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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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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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There are many aspects to directing that have a romantic place in people’s minds.
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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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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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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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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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I would never call myself cultural elite, but you might be cultural elite.
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I went to Temple University, and had to get loans. So I grew up in a world where I saw the government helping individuals pull themselves up, and saw it work very successfully.
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