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There are so many shoot-’em-up, action, jingoistic TV shows and movies that are made every year. I think the final line is that Hollywood is populist.

Adam McKay

“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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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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It’s crazy, but even at funerals, people will get huge laughs.
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Most of what’s tricky about comedy is the perception of it and the audience’s expectation.
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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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Any time Chris Nolan wants to call me for advice, he can.
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It’s one thing to break stuff and damage people’s possessions, but when you start aiming at the ideology of America, that’s dangerous comedy.
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All we have is our vote. But it’s powerful.
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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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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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Obamacare is a private mandate that will drive billions to the insurance industry, much like the auto insurance mandate.
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Hardly socialism. In fact, it was a Republican plan to begin with.
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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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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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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, the final filter of Hollywood is for-profit. Nothing goes through unless it can make money.
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There are so many shoot-’em-up, action, jingoistic TV shows and movies that are made every year. I think the final line is that Hollywood is populist.

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There are so many shoot-’em-up, action, jingoistic TV shows and movies that are made every year. I think the final line is that Hollywood is populist.

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