Hollywood 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 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 MCKAYThere’s a lot of things you can’t control. But you can always be a pro.
ADAM MCKAYI would never call myself cultural elite, but you might be cultural elite.
ADAM MCKAYIn general, people like that are going to be more progressive, more open minded, a little more altruistic.
ADAM MCKAYNothing is funnier than confidently doing the wrong thing.
ADAM MCKAYSo you’re doing that the first two or three screenings, and then finally, you dial the movie in and it’s working, and at that point, it’s 50/50 as far as what’s funny and what’s working.
ADAM MCKAYEvery time I wrote a sketch that was in my voice, Ferrell would just do it better.
ADAM MCKAYCreative freedom is a huge carrot.
ADAM MCKAYWe’re always looking for the backbone, the central idea, and once you have that you know everything can circle around it.
ADAM MCKAYBlanket cynicism toward government has always existed.
ADAM MCKAYThe 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.
ADAM MCKAYFor a documentary it’s so important to find the characters and to find people who will give you access to film
ADAM MCKAYCan anything good come of a backward way of thinking like judging someone based on skin color? No way.
ADAM MCKAYBlazing Saddles’ is one of the funniest movies ever made.
ADAM MCKAYWhite-collar crime has been marketed – billions of dollars have been put in to have us be bored by it.
ADAM MCKAYYou have to be able to fail with the improv. You have to not care.
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