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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

The one thing for sure is, I don’t ever want to waste a movie. I don’t ever want to waste effort.
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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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I got the sense that Alabama is a place where people don’t want handouts and don’t much care for people talking out of the side of their mouth.
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It’s crazy, but even at funerals, people will get huge laughs.
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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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There are many aspects to directing that have a romantic place in people’s minds.
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White-collar crime has been marketed – billions of dollars have been put in to have us be bored by it.
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As for movies, what’s great about comedy is that if your movie gets laughs and makes money, you have freedom.
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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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All you can really do as director is sort of set a tone.
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I’ve gotten like five laughs in movies, just off guy hugs.
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Creative freedom is a huge carrot.
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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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If you make action movies, the critics will savage you, and then your movies are outdated the following week with the new wave of special effects.
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The easiest time to be funny is during a fairly serious situation. That way, you can break the ice.
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I always give myself a little part in every movie.
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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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