Celebrities and ‘famous’ people are just regular folks. I know, it’s a shocking and potentially dangerous statement.
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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Creative freedom is a huge carrot.
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There’s nothing the people love more than a Federal Reserve joke.
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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.
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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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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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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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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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The 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.
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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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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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If you make action movies, the critics will savage you, and then your movies are outdated the following week with the new wave of special effects.
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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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Hardly socialism. In fact, it was a Republican plan to begin with.
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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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Every time I wrote a sketch that was in my voice, Ferrell would just do it better.
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