Adam McKay Quotes

There's a lot of things you can't control. But you can always be a pro.

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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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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. It's one thing to mess stuff up and break stuff, but [Borat] is really pointing out the ideology of America. It's one thing to break stuff and damage people's possessions, but when you start aiming at the ideology of America, that's dangerous comedy.

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Creative freedom is a huge carrot.

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There's nothing the people love more than a Federal Reserve joke.

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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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“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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Hollywood is for-profit, is what Hollywood is. All the studios are owned by big, megacorporations that are the furthest thing from liberal you can possibly imagine.

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I'm not against banking. Banking allowed our modern society to happen, it is essential. It connects the work through finance, so banking is good.

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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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The easiest time to be funny is during a fairly serious situation. That way you can break the ice.

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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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Obamacare is a private mandate that will drive billions to the insurance industry, much like the auto insurance mandate. Hardly socialism. In fact, it was a Republican plan to begin with.

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There are many aspects to directing that have a romantic place in people's minds.

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

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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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I could see how people get addicted to animation, and I understand why it's so great for comedy. You can do whatever you want and it just happens.

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I grew up with a single mom who was a waitress. We were on food stamps. My mom then got Pell Grants, put herself through college to get a degree to get a better job. Because we were broke, I then had to go to a state school. I went to Temple University, and had to get loans. So I grew up in a world where I saw the government helping individuals pull themselves up, and saw it work very successfully.

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All you can really do as director is sort of set a tone.

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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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