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I think what’s dangerous [about comedy] is that you’re coming into the room announcing your intentions.

Adam McKay

Obamacare is a private mandate that will drive billions to the insurance industry, much like the auto insurance mandate.
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I’ve gotten like five laughs in movies, just off guy hugs.
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Every time I wrote a sketch that was in my voice, Ferrell would just do it better.
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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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When you screen it the first couple times, you’re just trying to get the movie to work, trying to get the story to flow, trying to find out where your areas are where you have enough breath to laugh a little bit.
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I grew up with a single mom who was a waitress. We were on food stamps.
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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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There’s nothing the people love more than a Federal Reserve joke.
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The only way that Hollywood ever skews toward liberal is because part of what we make out of Hollywood involves writers, actors, directors, musicians, set designers, and photographers.
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Any time Chris Nolan wants to call me for advice, he can.
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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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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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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 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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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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