The way you really stop Al-Qaeda is by stopping their funding. It’s not by carpet-bombing or land invasions or 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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Every time a congressman or pundit says its ‘class warfare’ to increase taxes on the wealthy, it’s a massive lie.
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There’s always way less improv than people think. The truth is something like 15 percent.
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For my money, I don’t think there’s been a better comedy than ‘Kung Fu Hustle’ in a lot of years. That movie just knocked me over.
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As far as how much you listen to the audience, you listen to them when they really hate something.
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Blanket cynicism toward government has always existed.
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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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There’s a lot of things you can’t control. But you can always be a pro.
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You could feel America starting to ease up a little bit on racism, against blacks in certain pockets, and then suddenly The Cosby Show bubbled up and it was the right time for it.
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Nothing is funnier than confidently doing the wrong thing.
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We get so much information during the day that doesn’t really tell us anything.
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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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I think that the job of art and culture is to jump on that time and realize that it’s there and to push it just a little bit faster.
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There’s nothing the people love more than a Federal Reserve joke.
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There are many aspects to directing that have a romantic place in people’s minds.
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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.
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