There’s a lot of things you can’t control. But you can always be a pro.
ADAM MCKAYEvery time a congressman or pundit says its ‘class warfare’ to increase taxes on the wealthy, it’s a massive lie.
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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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There are many aspects to directing that have a romantic place in people’s minds.
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I would never call myself cultural elite, but you might be cultural elite.
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It’s just funny that Americans have to contend with 2000 channels, and 60 different specific news sources, and the confusion that it creates, and the junk that we get to see is hilarious.
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Hollywood has to appeal to the broadest audience, and when it comes to most social and economic issues, America is progressive. Because of that, the messages that are in Hollywood movies tend to be, for instance, pro-environment.
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I think American culture had just become so disengaged from the process of government, and we’d been so fuzzed out by our pop culture around us, that I don’t think people really saw this guy for what he was.
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I’ve gotten like five laughs in movies, just off guy hugs.
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The easiest time to be funny is during a fairly serious situation. That way you can break the ice.
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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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Normally when it hits two and a half, three hours, the audience gets exhausted and start yawning.
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As far as how much you listen to the audience, you listen to them when they really hate something.
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If all else fails, you can always be a pro.
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There’s always way less improv than people think. The truth is something like 15 percent.
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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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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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