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Adam McKay

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.
ADAM MCKAY

Art Culture Job Jump Little Push Realize Thinking
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.
ADAM MCKAY

Actor Area Counting Everyone Line Rolling Sort Talk
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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According Country People Poll Pretty Progressive Support
The easiest time to be funny is during a fairly serious situation. That way you can break the ice.
ADAM MCKAY

Easiest Ice Serious Situation Break Time Way
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
I went to Temple University, and had to get loans. So I grew up in a world where I saw the government helping individuals pull themselves up, and saw it work very successfully.
ADAM MCKAY

Government Helping Loan Show Successfully Themselves University World
David O. Russell is probably my favorite filmmaker. He’s not only a great director, but he’s also a great writer.
ADAM MCKAY

Directors Favorite Filmmaker People Probably
So you’re doing that the first two or three screenings, and then finally, you dial the movie in and it’s working, and at that point, it’s 50/50 as far as what’s funny and what’s working.
ADAM MCKAY

Dial Doing Finally First Funny Movie Point Screening Three Two Working
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.
ADAM MCKAY

Couple First Laughing Movie Screen Time Trying Work
Nothing is funnier than confidently doing the wrong thing.
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Confidently Funnier Nothing Wrong Thing
There are so many shoot-’em-up, action, jingoistic TV shows and movies that are made every year. I think the final line is that Hollywood is populist.
ADAM MCKAY

Thinking Tv Shows Years
Blanket cynicism toward government has always existed.
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Always Blanket Cynicism Excited Government Toward
If all else fails, you can always be a pro.
ADAM MCKAY

Else Fail Failing Pro
Animals talking are very rarely funny. But animals behaving as animals – always funny.
ADAM MCKAY

Animal Behaving Funny Rarely Talking
Creative freedom is a huge carrot.
ADAM MCKAY

Carrots Creative Creative Freedom
Most of what’s tricky about comedy is the perception of it and the audience’s expectation.
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Audience Comedy Expectation Most Perception

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