It’s one thing to mess stuff up and break stuff, but [Borat] is really pointing out the ideology of America.
ADAM MCKAYYou 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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It’s crazy, but even at funerals, people will get huge laughs.
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Benito 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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I’m not against banking. Banking allowed our modern society to happen, it is essential. It connects the work through finance, so banking is good.
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We’re always looking for the backbone, the central idea, and once you have that you know everything can circle around it.
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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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All you can really do as director is sort of set a tone.
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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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I grew up with a single mom who was a waitress. We were on food stamps.
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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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Obamacare is a private mandate that will drive billions to the insurance industry, much like the auto insurance mandate.
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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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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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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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If all else fails, you can always be a pro.
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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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