My mom then got Pell Grants, put herself through college to get a degree to get a better job. Because we were broke, I then had to go to a state school.
ADAM MCKAYIt’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.
More Adam McKay Quotes
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I always give myself a little part in every movie.
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As for movies, what’s great about comedy is that if your movie gets laughs and makes money, you have freedom.
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We get so much information during the day that doesn’t really tell us anything.
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There’s nothing the people love more than a Federal Reserve joke.
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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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It’s one thing to mess stuff up and break stuff, but [Borat] is really pointing out the ideology of America.
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Old man with an old phone. That’s never not funny.
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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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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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There are many aspects to directing that have a romantic place in people’s minds.
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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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In general, the final filter of Hollywood is for-profit. Nothing goes through unless it can make money.
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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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I 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.
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Anyone in the comedy world knows that Horatio Sanz and Chris Parnell are two of the funniest guys around.
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