You could feel America starting to ease up a little bit on racism, against blacks in certain pockets, and then suddenly The Cosby Show bubbled up and it was the right time for it.
ADAM MCKAYYou could feel America starting to ease up a little bit on racism, against blacks in certain pockets, and then suddenly The Cosby Show bubbled up and it was the right time for it.
ADAM MCKAYThe easiest time to be funny is during a fairly serious situation. That way you can break the ice.
ADAM MCKAYFor a documentary it’s so important to find the characters and to find people who will give you access to film
ADAM MCKAYThere’s always way less improv than people think. The truth is something like 15 percent.
ADAM MCKAYWe get so much information during the day that doesn’t really tell us anything.
ADAM MCKAYThere’s nothing the people love more than a Federal Reserve joke.
ADAM MCKAYI 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.
ADAM MCKAYYou have to be able to fail with the improv. You have to not care.
ADAM MCKAYAll you can really do as director is sort of set a tone.
ADAM MCKAYIf you make action movies, the critics will savage you, and then your movies are outdated the following week with the new wave of special effects.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 MCKAYHollywood 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.
ADAM MCKAYI’ve gotten like five laughs in movies, just off guy hugs.
ADAM MCKAYThere 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.
ADAM MCKAYDave Herman as Michael Bolton is one of my favorite performances ever.
ADAM MCKAYWe’re always looking for the backbone, the central idea, and once you have that you know everything can circle around it.
ADAM MCKAYCreative freedom is a huge carrot.
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