In general, the final filter of Hollywood is for-profit. Nothing goes through unless it can make money.
ADAM MCKAYIt 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.
More Adam McKay Quotes
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Old man with an old phone. That’s never not funny.
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I always give myself a little part in every movie.
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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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Animals talking are very rarely funny. But animals behaving as animals – always funny.
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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 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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This was the definition in Webster’s up until 1987 when a corporation bought Webster’s and changed it to exclude any mention of corporations.
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Every time I wrote a sketch that was in my voice, Ferrell would just do it better.
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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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Dave Herman as Michael Bolton is one of my favorite performances ever.
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You have to be able to fail with the improv. You have to not care.
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Obamacare is a private mandate that will drive billions to the insurance industry, much like the auto insurance mandate.
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I grew up with a single mom who was a waitress. We were on food stamps.
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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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Any time Chris Nolan wants to call me for advice, he can.
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