Adam McKay Quotes - Page 3

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• I always give myself a little part in every movie.

  Adam McKay

  Giving, Littles

  "Gross Prophets". Interview with Brett Martin, www.gq.com. July 12, 2010.

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

  Adam McKay

  Source: filmschoolrejects.com

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• There's always way less improv than people think. The truth is something like 15 percent.

  Adam McKay

  Thinking, People, Way

  "Gross Prophets". Interview with Brett Martin, www.gq.com. July 12, 2010.

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• Every time I wrote a sketch that was in my voice, Ferrell would just do it better.

  Adam McKay

  Voice, Just Do It

  "Gross Prophets". Interview with Brett Martin, www.gq.com. July 12, 2010.

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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.

  Adam McKay

  Laughing, Comedy, Making Money

  "Gross Prophets". Interview with Brett Martin, www.gq.com. July 12, 2010.

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• Animals talking are very rarely funny. But animals behaving as animals - always funny.

  Adam McKay

  Animal, Talking

  "Gross Prophets". Interview with Brett Martin, www.gq.com. July 12, 2010.

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• Blanket cynicism toward government has always existed.

  Adam McKay

  Government, Cynicism, Blanket

  Source: www.progressive.org

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• Anyone in the comedy world knows that Horatio Sanz and Chris Parnell are two of the funniest guys around.

  Adam McKay

  Two, Guy, World

  "‘SNL’ stars in Comedy Central sitcom" by Michael Schneider, variety.com. March 14, 2010.

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• The crush of lobbyists on Washington and purchase of the media by corporations has created a big business-run government and a worthless press leaving Americans screwed and ill-informed.

  Adam McKay

  Crush, Running, Government

  "What the Hell is Going On?" by Adam McKay, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 12, 2009.

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

  Adam McKay

  Advice, Want, Call Me

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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.

  Adam McKay

  Silly, Dumb, Doubt

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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.

  Adam McKay

  Confusion, Junk, Different

  "Adam McKay Reveals ANCHORMAN 2 to Feature a Choreographed Musical Number, Plus Plot Details and More" by Dave Trumbore, collider.com. November 12, 2012.

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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.

  Adam McKay

  Thinking, Years, Hustle

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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.

  Adam McKay

  Lying, Class, Warfare

  "The F Word" by Adam McKay, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 20, 2012.

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• The way you really stop Al-Qaeda is by stopping their funding. It's not by carpet-bombing or land invasions or anything.

  Adam McKay

  Land, Stopping, Invasion

  Interview with Sam Adams, www.avclub.com. August 5, 2010.

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• White-collar crime has been marketed - billions of dollars have been put in to have us be bored by it.

  Adam McKay

  White, Bored, Dollars

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• I gotta say - if I clicked on a movie interview, and the first part was all about Walt Whitman, I'd love that article.

  Adam McKay

  Interviews, Firsts, Articles

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

  Adam McKay

  Made, Saddles, Blazing

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

  Adam McKay

  People, Dangerous, Folks

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