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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.

Adam McKay

In general, the final filter of Hollywood is for-profit. Nothing goes through unless it can make money.
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Filter Final General Hollywood Money Profit
So 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.
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I always give myself a little part in every movie.
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Every Giving Little Movie Part
I don’t want to speak for my movies; you could say my movies are just completely silly and dumb, but in the case of ‘Idiocracy’ and ‘Borat,’ without a doubt there is a really subversive and sophisticated assault on American culture.
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Assault Completely Country Doubt Dumb Movie Silly Sophisticated Speak Subversive
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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If all else fails, you can always be a pro.
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Else Fail Failing Pro
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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Corporation Definition Exclude Mention Webster
I think what’s dangerous [about comedy] is that you’re coming into the room announcing your intentions.
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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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Corporation Create Definition Fascism Merging State
I think American culture had just become so disengaged from the process of government, and we’d been so fuzzed out by our pop culture around us, that I don’t think people really saw this guy for what he was.
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There are many aspects to directing that have a romantic place in people’s minds.
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Blanket cynicism toward government has always existed.
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Always Blanket Cynicism Excited Government Toward
You have to be able to fail with the improv. You have to not care.
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Most of what’s tricky about comedy is the perception of it and the audience’s expectation.
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Audience Comedy Expectation Most Perception
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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Break Country Ideology Mes Pointing Really Stuff
As far as how much you listen to the audience, you listen to them when they really hate something.
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