It’s one thing to mess stuff up and break stuff, but [Borat] is really pointing out the ideology of America.
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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In general foreign invested companies who come to America to start a company, to open a manufacturing business or whatnot, they actually provide much higher wages than American companies.
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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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Animals talking are very rarely funny. But animals behaving as animals – always funny.
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Creative freedom is a huge carrot.
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I always give myself a little part in every movie.
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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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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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I think that the job of art and culture is to jump on that time and realize that it’s there and to push it just a little bit faster.
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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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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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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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All you can really do as director is sort of set a tone.
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In general, the final filter of Hollywood is for-profit. Nothing goes through unless it can make money.
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Blazing Saddles’ is one of the funniest movies ever made.
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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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