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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

Celebrities and ‘famous’ people are just regular folks. I know, it’s a shocking and potentially dangerous statement.
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I don’t want to speak for my movies; you could say my movies are just completely silly and dumb, but in the case of ‘Idiocracy’ and ‘Borat,’ without a doubt there is a really subversive and sophisticated assault on American culture.
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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 always give myself a little part in every movie.
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There’s nothing the people love more than a Federal Reserve joke.
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Any time Chris Nolan wants to call me for advice, he can.
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Blazing Saddles’ is one of the funniest movies ever made.
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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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Obamacare is a private mandate that will drive billions to the insurance industry, much like the auto insurance mandate.
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There are many aspects to directing that have a romantic place in people’s minds.
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I would never call myself cultural elite, but you might be cultural elite.
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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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Hardly socialism. In fact, it was a Republican plan to begin with.
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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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All you can really do as director is sort of set a tone.
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Dave Herman as Michael Bolton is one of my favorite performances ever.
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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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