We get so much information during the day that doesn’t really tell us anything.
ADAM MCKAYI’ve gotten like five laughs in movies, just off guy hugs.
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We punch mirrors and we explore our darker selves. No, it’s just an amalgam of all newscasters that we grew up with. Sort of like before there was cable, when these people were like gods.
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“Firewall” seems both scary and protective at the same time. And how often does that happen within one word besides “military” and “government?”
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There’s always way less improv than people think. The truth is something like 15 percent.
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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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It’s just funny that Americans have to contend with 2000 channels, and 60 different specific news sources, and the confusion that it creates, and the junk that we get to see is hilarious.
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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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Old man with an old phone. That’s never not funny.
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David O. Russell is probably my favorite filmmaker. He’s not only a great director, but he’s also a great writer.
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There’s nothing the people love more than a Federal Reserve joke.
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Blazing Saddles’ is one of the funniest movies ever made.
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The only way that Hollywood ever skews toward liberal is because part of what we make out of Hollywood involves writers, actors, directors, musicians, set designers, and photographers.
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The easiest time to be funny is during a fairly serious situation. That way you can break the ice.
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In general foreign invested companies who come to America to start a company, to open a manufacturing business or whatnot, they actually provide much higher wages than American companies.
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You have to be able to fail with the improv. You have to not care.
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I have certain beliefs about how people should treat employees and how companies should be run, but I was really surprised though this process to learn that those beliefs are actually good business.
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