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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.

Adam McKay

I think what’s dangerous [about comedy] is that you’re coming into the room announcing your intentions.
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Announcing Comedy Dangerous Intention Room Thinking
This was the definition in Webster’s up until 1987 when a corporation bought Webster’s and changed it to exclude any mention of corporations.
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Corporation Definition Exclude Mention Webster
The easiest time to be funny is during a fairly serious situation. That way you can break the ice.
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Easiest Ice Serious Situation Break Time Way
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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Couple First Laughing Movie Screen Time Trying Work
I could see how people get addicted to animation, and I understand why it’s so great for comedy. You can do whatever you want and it just happens.
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Addict Animation Comedy Great People Want Understand
You have to be able to fail with the improv. You have to not care.
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Able Care Fail Failing Having Improv
If all else fails, you can always be a pro.
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Else Fail Failing Pro
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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Directors Favorite Filmmaker People Probably
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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Article Click First Interview Movie Part People Walt Whitman
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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Belief Company Employee People Run Running Treat
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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Allowed Banking Essential Finance Modern Society
There’s always way less improv than people think. The truth is something like 15 percent.
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Improv Less People Something Think Thinking Truth Way
Hollywood is for-profit, is what Hollywood is. All the studios are owned by big, megacorporations that are the furthest thing from liberal you can possibly imagine.
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Bigs Hollywood Imagine
Blanket cynicism toward government has always existed.
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Always Blanket Cynicism Excited Government Toward
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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Artistic Heart History Lying Message Moment Played Thinking Well
Obamacare is a private mandate that will drive billions to the insurance industry, much like the auto insurance mandate.
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Billion Fact Industry Drive Obamacare Private Republican

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