There’s always way less improv than people think. The truth is something like 15 percent.
ADAM MCKAYBenito 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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Nothing is funnier than confidently doing the wrong thing.
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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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There’s a lot of things you can’t control. But you can always be a pro.
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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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In general, people like that are going to be more progressive, more open minded, a little more altruistic.
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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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All you can really do as director is sort of set a tone.
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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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I have certain beliefs about how people should treat employees and how companies should be run, but I was really surprised though this process to learn that those beliefs are actually good business.
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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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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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I always give myself a little part in every movie.
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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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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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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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