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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.

Adam McKay

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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Everyone is sort of in their own little area counting lines and no one talks when film’s not rolling. There’s constantly actors coming to me back behind the monitor screaming at me, “Why did my line count drop?” It’s a nasty tense environment.
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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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Blazing Saddles’ is one of the funniest movies ever made.
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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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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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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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The easiest time to be funny is during a fairly serious situation. That way you can break the ice.
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I would never call myself cultural elite, but you might be cultural elite.
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Anyone in the comedy world knows that Horatio Sanz and Chris Parnell are two of the funniest guys around.
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The only way that Hollywood ever skews toward liberal is because part of what we make out of Hollywood involves writers, actors, directors, musicians, set designers, and photographers.
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In general, people like that are going to be more progressive, more open minded, a little more altruistic.
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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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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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When you screen it the first couple times, you’re just trying to get the movie to work, trying to get the story to flow, trying to find out where your areas are where you have enough breath to laugh a little bit.
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I’m just a giant film fan, so I love action movies out of all kinds of movies. As a film geek, it’s amazing to be able to shoot this stuff.
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