I think what’s dangerous [about comedy] is that you’re coming into the room announcing your intentions.
ADAM MCKAYObamacare is a private mandate that will drive billions to the insurance industry, much like the auto insurance mandate.
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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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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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There’s nothing the people love more than a Federal Reserve joke.
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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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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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Animals talking are very rarely funny. But animals behaving as animals – always funny.
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There’s such an aggressively a political movement in the US that anything that smells of being political – even the term “political” is so ridiculous, when you think about it.
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All we have is our vote. But it’s powerful.
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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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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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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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We get so much information during the day that doesn’t really tell us anything.
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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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White-collar crime has been marketed – billions of dollars have been put in to have us be bored by it.
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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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