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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?”

Adam McKay

I’m not against banking. Banking allowed our modern society to happen, it is essential. It connects the work through finance, so banking is good.
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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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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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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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There’s always way less improv than people think. The truth is something like 15 percent.
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Dave Herman as Michael Bolton is one of my favorite performances ever.
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Blazing Saddles’ is one of the funniest movies ever made.
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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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I would never call myself cultural elite, but you might be cultural elite.
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It 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.
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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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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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I gotta say – if I clicked on a movie interview, and the first part was all about Walt Whitman, I’d love that article.
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If all else fails, you can always be a pro.
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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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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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