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You have to be able to fail with the improv. You have to not care.

Adam McKay

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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Anand Thakur
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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Artistic Heart History Lying Message Moment Played Thinking Well
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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Able Action Amazing Fan Film Giant Kind Love Movie
There are so many shoot-’em-up, action, jingoistic TV shows and movies that are made every year. I think the final line is that Hollywood is populist.
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Thinking Tv Shows Years
Benito Mussolini created the word ‘fascism.’ He defined it as ‘the merging of the state and the corporation.’ He also said a more accurate word would be ‘corporatism.’
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Corporation Create Definition Fascism Merging State
I think what’s dangerous [about comedy] is that you’re coming into the room announcing your intentions.
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Announcing Comedy Dangerous Intention Room Thinking
If all else fails, you can always be a pro.
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Else Fail Failing Pro
Most of what’s tricky about comedy is the perception of it and the audience’s expectation.
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Audience Comedy Expectation Most Perception
I could see how people get addicted to animation, and I understand why it’s so great for comedy. You can do whatever you want and it just happens.
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Addict Animation Comedy Great People Want Understand
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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Country Culture Disengaged Government People Process Thinking
In general, the final filter of Hollywood is for-profit. Nothing goes through unless it can make money.
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Filter Final General Hollywood Money Profit
Every time I wrote a sketch that was in my voice, Ferrell would just do it better.
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Better Do Ferrel Just Time Voice Wrote
Animals talking are very rarely funny. But animals behaving as animals – always funny.
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Animal Behaving Funny Rarely Talking
You have to be able to fail with the improv. You have to not care.
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Able Care Fail Failing Having Improv
Any time Chris Nolan wants to call me for advice, he can.
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Advice Call People Time Want
Blanket cynicism toward government has always existed.
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Always Blanket Cynicism Excited Government Toward

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