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.
ADAM MCKAYThere’s nothing the people love more than a Federal Reserve joke.
More Adam McKay Quotes
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Any time Chris Nolan wants to call me for advice, he can.
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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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In general, people like that are going to be more progressive, more open minded, a little more altruistic.
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The only way that Hollywood ever skews toward liberal is because part of what we make out of Hollywood involves writers, actors, directors, musicians, set designers, and photographers.
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Animals talking are very rarely funny. But animals behaving as animals – always funny.
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Every time I wrote a sketch that was in my voice, Ferrell would just do it better.
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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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The easiest time to be funny is during a fairly serious situation. That way, you can break the ice.
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If you make action movies, the critics will savage you, and then your movies are outdated the following week with the new wave of special effects.
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I think what’s dangerous [about comedy] is that you’re coming into the room announcing your intentions.
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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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There’s a lot of things you can’t control. But you can always be a pro.
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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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If all else fails, you can always be a pro.
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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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