The one thing for sure is, I don’t ever want to waste a movie. I don’t ever want to waste effort.
ADAM MCKAYThere’s nothing the people love more than a Federal Reserve joke.
More Adam McKay Quotes
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If you make action movies, the critics will savage you, and then your movies are outdated the following week with the new wave of special effects.
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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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Sometimes you’ll put something in and it will just die so hard that it’ll almost kill the movie.
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I don’t think there’s ever been a moment in history where that, as an artistic message, has played very well, because people in their hearts know that’s terrible and a lie.
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If all else fails, you can always be a pro.
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All you can really do as director is sort of set a tone.
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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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Obamacare is a private mandate that will drive billions to the insurance industry, much like the auto insurance mandate.
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There are many aspects to directing that have a romantic place in people’s minds.
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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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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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Celebrities and ‘famous’ people are just regular folks. I know, it’s a shocking and potentially dangerous statement.
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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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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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Old man with an old phone. That’s never not funny.
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