The one thing for sure is, I don’t ever want to waste a movie. I don’t ever want to waste effort.
ADAM MCKAYIn general foreign invested companies who come to America to start a company, to open a manufacturing business or whatnot, they actually provide much higher wages than American companies.
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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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I don’t want to speak for my movies; you could say my movies are just completely silly and dumb, but in the case of ‘Idiocracy’ and ‘Borat,’ without a doubt there is a really subversive and sophisticated assault on American culture.
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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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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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As far as how much you listen to the audience, you listen to them when they really hate something.
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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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Hollywood has to appeal to the broadest audience, and when it comes to most social and economic issues, America is progressive. Because of that, the messages that are in Hollywood movies tend to be, for instance, pro-environment.
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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 think what’s dangerous [about comedy] is that you’re coming into the room announcing your intentions.
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I grew up with a single mom who was a waitress. We were on food stamps.
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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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Anyone in the comedy world knows that Horatio Sanz and Chris Parnell are two of the funniest guys around.
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Animals talking are very rarely funny. But animals behaving as animals – always funny.
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I always give myself a little part in every movie.
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You have to be able to fail with the improv. You have to not care.
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