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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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I would never call myself cultural elite, but you might be cultural elite.

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Dave Herman as Michael Bolton is one of my favorite performances ever.

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Celebrities and 'famous' people are just regular folks. I know, it's a shocking and potentially dangerous statement.

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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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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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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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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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Everyone is sort of in their own little area counting lines and no one talks when film's not rolling. There's constantly actors coming to me back behind the monitor screaming at me, "Why did my line count drop?" It's a nasty tense environment.

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Any time Chris Nolan wants to call me for advice, he can.

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The idea of 24-hour news, if you really step back, is pretty insane. Just even saying '24-hour news' almost has satire laced in it.

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You have to be able to fail with the improv. You have to not care.

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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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In general, the final filter of Hollywood is for-profit. Nothing goes through unless it can make money.

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Benito Mussolini created the word 'fascism.' He defined it as 'the merging of the state and the corporation.' He also said a more accurate word would be 'corporatism.' This was the definition in Webster's up until 1987 when a corporation bought Webster's and changed it to exclude any mention of corporations.

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I always give myself a little part in every movie.

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If all else fails, you can always be a pro.

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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. In general, people like that are going to be more progressive, more open minded, a little more altruistic.

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'Blazing Saddles' is one of the funniest movies ever made.

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Normally when it hits two and a half, three hours, the audience gets exhausted and start yawning.

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