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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Blanket cynicism toward government has always existed.
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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’ve gotten like five laughs in movies, just off guy hugs.
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You have to be able to fail with the improv. You have to not care.
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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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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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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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I think what’s dangerous [about comedy] is that you’re coming into the room announcing your intentions.
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Blazing Saddles’ is one of the funniest movies ever made.
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Every time a congressman or pundit says its ‘class warfare’ to increase taxes on the wealthy, it’s a massive lie.
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There are many aspects to directing that have a romantic place in people’s minds.
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It so happens that America, according to all the polls that are out there, is pretty progressive. So you’re not going to see messages that support Ayn Randian individualism at the cost of the whole, because most people don’t agree with that.
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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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Celebrities and ‘famous’ people are just regular folks. I know, it’s a shocking and potentially dangerous statement.
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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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