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The easiest time to be funny is during a fairly serious situation. That way you can break the ice.

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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It’s just funny that Americans have to contend with 2000 channels, and 60 different specific news sources, and the confusion that it creates, and the junk that we get to see is hilarious.
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Blanket cynicism toward government has always existed.
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Always Blanket Cynicism Excited Government Toward
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
In 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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You have to be able to fail with the improv. You have to not care.
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All we have is our vote. But it’s powerful.
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There’s always way less improv than people think. The truth is something like 15 percent.
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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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Dave Herman as Michael Bolton is one of my favorite performances ever.
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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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There’s a lot of things you can’t control. But you can always be a pro.
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It’s crazy, but even at funerals, people will get huge laughs.
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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.
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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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I would never call myself cultural elite, but you might be cultural elite.
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