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.
ADAM MCKAYObamacare 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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There’s a lot of things you can’t control. But you can always be a pro.
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There’s always way less improv than people think. The truth is something like 15 percent.
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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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I’ve gotten like five laughs in movies, just off guy hugs.
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So you’re doing that the first two or three screenings, and then finally, you dial the movie in and it’s working, and at that point, it’s 50/50 as far as what’s funny and what’s working.
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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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The only way that Hollywood ever skews toward liberal is because part of what we make out of Hollywood involves writers, actors, directors, musicians, set designers, and photographers.
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Any time Chris Nolan wants to call me for advice, he can.
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For my money, I don’t think there’s been a better comedy than ‘Kung Fu Hustle’ in a lot of years. That movie just knocked me over.
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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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Most of what’s tricky about comedy is the perception of it and the audience’s expectation.
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In general foreign invested companies who come to America to start a company, to open a manufacturing business or whatnot, they actually provide much higher wages than American companies.
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Blazing Saddles’ is one of the funniest movies ever made.
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Can anything good come of a backward way of thinking like judging someone based on skin color? No way.
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