I always give myself a little part in every movie.
ADAM MCKAYIt’s crazy, but even at funerals, people will get huge laughs.
More Adam McKay Quotes
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Benito Mussolini created the word ‘fascism.’ He defined it as ‘the merging of the state and the corporation.’ He also said a more accurate word would be ‘corporatism.’
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Animals talking are very rarely funny. But animals behaving as animals – always funny.
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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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It’s one thing to break stuff and damage people’s possessions, but when you start aiming at the ideology of America, that’s dangerous comedy.
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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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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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There’s nothing the people love more than a Federal Reserve joke.
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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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There are many aspects to directing that have a romantic place in people’s minds.
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The idea of 24-hour news, if you really step back, is pretty insane. Just even saying ’24-hour news’ almost has satire laced in it.
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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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“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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Most of what’s tricky about comedy is the perception of it and the audience’s expectation.
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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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Any time Chris Nolan wants to call me for advice, he can.
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