We get so much information during the day that doesn’t really tell us anything.
ADAM MCKAY“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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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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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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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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Blanket cynicism toward government has always existed.
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There are many aspects to directing that have a romantic place in people’s minds.
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The one thing for sure is, I don’t ever want to waste a movie. I don’t ever want to waste effort.
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I would never call myself cultural elite, but you might be cultural elite.
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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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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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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.
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I went to Temple University, and had to get loans. So I grew up in a world where I saw the government helping individuals pull themselves up, and saw it work very successfully.
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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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I think what’s dangerous [about comedy] is that you’re coming into the room announcing your intentions.
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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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Animals talking are very rarely funny. But animals behaving as animals – always funny.
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