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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.

Adam McKay

I’ve gotten like five laughs in movies, just off guy hugs.
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Gotten Guy Hug Laugh Laughing Movie
There are many aspects to directing that have a romantic place in people’s minds.
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Aspect Directing Mind People Place
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
Celebrities and ‘famous’ people are just regular folks. I know, it’s a shocking and potentially dangerous statement.
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I got the sense that Alabama is a place where people don’t want handouts and don’t much care for people talking out of the side of their mouth.
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Care People Sense Talking
Normally when it hits two and a half, three hours, the audience gets exhausted and start yawning.
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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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You have to be able to fail with the improv. You have to not care.
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Blanket cynicism toward government has always existed.
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Always Blanket Cynicism Excited Government Toward
The crush of lobbyists on Washington and purchase of the media by corporations has created a big business-run government and a worthless press leaving Americans screwed and ill-informed.
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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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Black Bubbled Cosby Country Feel Little Pocket Racism Show
If you make action movies, the critics will savage you, and then your movies are outdated the following week with the new wave of special effects.
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Action Critic Following Movie Outdated Savage Special Weekend
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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Nothing is funnier than confidently doing the wrong thing.
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Confidently Funnier Nothing Wrong Thing
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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Anand Thakur
Old man with an old phone. That’s never not funny.
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Funny Man never Old Phone

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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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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