Nothing is funnier than confidently doing the wrong thing.
ADAM MCKAYThere’s nothing the people love more than a Federal Reserve joke.
More Adam McKay Quotes
-
-
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.
ADAM MCKAY -
It’s one thing to break stuff and damage people’s possessions, but when you start aiming at the ideology of America, that’s dangerous comedy.
ADAM MCKAY -
The worst part of governing, the political side, is the grossest part, so that’s what they call it. So anything that reeks of that immediately gets tuned out by 70 percent of the population.
ADAM MCKAY -
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.
ADAM MCKAY -
The easiest time to be funny is during a fairly serious situation. That way you can break the ice.
ADAM MCKAY -
I think what’s dangerous [about comedy] is that you’re coming into the room announcing your intentions.
ADAM MCKAY -
Normally when it hits two and a half, three hours, the audience gets exhausted and start yawning.
ADAM MCKAY -
Obamacare is a private mandate that will drive billions to the insurance industry, much like the auto insurance mandate.
ADAM MCKAY -
If all else fails, you can always be a pro.
ADAM MCKAY -
Every time I wrote a sketch that was in my voice, Ferrell would just do it better.
ADAM MCKAY -
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.
ADAM MCKAY -
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.
ADAM MCKAY -
It’s one thing to mess stuff up and break stuff, but [Borat] is really pointing out the ideology of America.
ADAM MCKAY -
David O. Russell is probably my favorite filmmaker. He’s not only a great director, but he’s also a great writer.
ADAM MCKAY -
I would never call myself cultural elite, but you might be cultural elite.
ADAM MCKAY