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If you make action movies, the critics will savage you, and then your movies are outdated the following week with the new wave of special effects.

Adam McKay

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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In general, the final filter of Hollywood is for-profit. Nothing goes through unless it can make money.
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It’s just funny that Americans have to contend with 2000 channels, and 60 different specific news sources, and the confusion that it creates, and the junk that we get to see is hilarious.
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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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Any time Chris Nolan wants to call me for advice, he can.
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It’s crazy, but even at funerals, people will get huge laughs.
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Creative freedom is a huge carrot.
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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’ve gotten like five laughs in movies, just off guy hugs.
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Hardly socialism. In fact, it was a Republican plan to begin with.
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I don’t want to speak for my movies; you could say my movies are just completely silly and dumb, but in the case of ‘Idiocracy’ and ‘Borat,’ without a doubt there is a really subversive and sophisticated assault on American culture.
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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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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.
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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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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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I grew up with a single mom who was a waitress. We were on food stamps.
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