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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.

Adam McKay

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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I think American culture had just become so disengaged from the process of government, and we’d been so fuzzed out by our pop culture around us, that I don’t think people really saw this guy for what he was.
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We punch mirrors and we explore our darker selves. No, it’s just an amalgam of all newscasters that we grew up with. Sort of like before there was cable, when these people were like gods.
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I’ve gotten like five laughs in movies, just off guy hugs.
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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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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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Any time Chris Nolan wants to call me for advice, he can.
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Sometimes you’ll put something in and it will just die so hard that it’ll almost kill the movie.
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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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I grew up with a single mom who was a waitress. We were on food stamps.
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Obamacare is a private mandate that will drive billions to the insurance industry, much like the auto insurance mandate.
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Blazing Saddles’ is one of the funniest movies ever made.
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All you can really do as director is sort of set a tone.
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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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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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