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

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It so happens that America, according to all the polls that are out there, is pretty progressive. So you're not going to see messages that support Ayn Randian individualism at the cost of the whole, because most people don't agree with that.

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The easiest time to be funny is during a fairly serious situation. That way, you can break the ice. It's crazy, but even at funerals, people will get huge laughs.

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

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

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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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For a documentary it's so important to find the characters and to find people who will give you access to film

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I think that the job of art and culture is to jump on that time and realize that it's there and to push it just a little bit faster.

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

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We punch mirrors and we explore our darker selves. No, it's just an amalgam of all newscasters that we grew up with. Sort of like before there was cable, when these people were like gods.

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

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

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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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I think what's dangerous [about comedy] is that you're coming into the room announcing your intentions.

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