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Sometimes you’ll put something in and it will just die so hard that it’ll almost kill the movie.

Adam McKay

All you can really do as director is sort of set a tone.
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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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The worst part of governing, the political side, is the grossest part, so that’s what they call it. So anything that reeks of that immediately gets tuned out by 70 percent of the population.
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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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Creative freedom is a huge carrot.
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If all else fails, you can always be a pro.
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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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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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We’re always looking for the backbone, the central idea, and once you have that you know everything can circle around 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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It’s crazy, but even at funerals, people will get huge laughs.
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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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I would never call myself cultural elite, but you might be cultural elite.
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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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The idea of 24-hour news, if you really step back, is pretty insane. Just even saying ’24-hour news’ almost has satire laced in it.
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There’s nothing the people love more than a Federal Reserve joke.
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