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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

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.
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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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You have to be able to fail with the improv. You have to not care.
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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 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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“Firewall” seems both scary and protective at the same time. And how often does that happen within one word besides “military” and “government?”
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Can anything good come of a backward way of thinking like judging someone based on skin color? No way.
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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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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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Celebrities and ‘famous’ people are just regular folks. I know, it’s a shocking and potentially dangerous statement.
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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.
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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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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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White-collar crime has been marketed – billions of dollars have been put in to have us be bored by it.
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Animals talking are very rarely funny. But animals behaving as animals – always funny.
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I’ve gotten like five laughs in movies, just off guy hugs.
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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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