We punch mirrors and we explore our darker selves. No, it’s just an amalgam of all newscasters that we grew up with. Sort of like before there was cable, when these people were like gods.
ADAM MCKAYAs far as how much you listen to the audience, you listen to them when they really hate something.
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I have certain beliefs about how people should treat employees and how companies should be run, but I was really surprised though this process to learn that those beliefs are actually good business.
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If you make action movies, the critics will savage you, and then your movies are outdated the following week with the new wave of special effects.
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As for movies, what’s great about comedy is that if your movie gets laughs and makes money, you have freedom.
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I got the sense that Alabama is a place where people don’t want handouts and don’t much care for people talking out of the side of their mouth.
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All we have is our vote. But it’s powerful.
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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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White-collar crime has been marketed – billions of dollars have been put in to have us be bored by it.
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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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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 gotta say – if I clicked on a movie interview, and the first part was all about Walt Whitman, I’d love that article.
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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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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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There’s nothing the people love more than a Federal Reserve joke.
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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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As far as how much you listen to the audience, you listen to them when they really hate something.
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