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Adam McKay
Adam McKay
American Writer
Born: Apr 17, 1968
Comedy Me People Think Time You
Related authors: Dale Carnegie Denis Waitley Dr. Seuss H. L. Mencken Napoleon Hill Ray Bradbury W. E. B. Du Bois William Arthur Ward
All you can really do as director is sort of set a tone. Adam McKay
You Director Sort Really Tone Set
There are many aspects to directing that have a romantic place in people's minds. Adam McKay
People Minds Directing Romantic Place Aspects Many
I love action movies. Adam McKay
Love Action Movies Action Movies
If you look at 'Avatar,' could you imagine if you did 'Avatar' for 50 million dollars? It would be ridiculous! You would almost be getting laughs from the audience, unless you got a real indie director to do something incredibly stylised. Adam McKay
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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
Crime Has-Been Bored Put Been Dollars Us White-Collar Billions Billions Of Dollars
Sony is the coolest studio. They are really amazing. I think part of it comes from they're not an American corporation. They don't work by quite the same rules. And their studio heads have a lot of autonomy. Adam McKay
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I would never do 'Stardust Memories' because I don't particularly like that kind of movie - that would be why I wouldn't do that. Adam McKay
Memories Kind Would Would-Be Never Like Particularly Because Movie Stardust Why
When you do comedy, you get impervious to good and bad reviews. Adam McKay
Good You Comedy Bad Impervious Reviews Get Good And Bad
'Blazing Saddles' is one of the funniest movies ever made. Adam McKay
Made Blazing Movies Ever Funniest
I want to see Brian Williams with no irony wearing a mustache. Adam McKay
Williams Mustache See Wearing Irony Want Brian
Having a guy on a microphone yelling lines at you is counter to a lot of acting techniques. Adam McKay
You Guy Having Counter Lines Lot Yelling Microphone Acting Techniques
I think when a lot of actors hear improv, they think of throwing a line in or doing a slightly different take. Adam McKay
Think Slightly Take Throwing Doing Line Hear Lot Improv Different Actor
I think everyone knows the news has become ridiculous. It's entertainment driven. Adam McKay
News Entertainment Become Think Everyone Driven Knows Ridiculous
I'm a huge hip hop fan going way back, like, back to '83. I had my Gemini mixer listening to Run-DMC and Kurtis Blow. Adam McKay
Listening Gemini Back Way Hop Had Like Hip Hip-Hop Mixer Huge Blow Going Fan
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. Adam McKay
Funny Time Crazy You People Will Situation Way Easiest Laughs Fairly Huge Get Break Ice Even Serious Funerals
There's nothing more fun than mean-spirited characters. Adam McKay
Nothing Characters More Than Fun
You think of movies like 'Midnight Run' and '48 Hours', those are great movies, especially 'Midnight Run.' Adam McKay
Great You Think Those Run Like Hours Midnight Movies
In the past, in the '60s and '70s, genres were much more segmented. You had action guys who were deadly serious about it, and I think you had comics that were comics. Adam McKay
You Past Action Think About Guys More Had Genres Deadly Comics Were In The Past Much Who Serious
Nowadays, the truth is, I think a lot of the newer generation of action stars usually are pretty self-deprecating and cool. I mean, Dwayne Johnson is a great example. Adam McKay
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Things I used to get in trouble for writing at 'SNL,' suddenly other people like it. Adam McKay
People Writing Trouble Other Like SNL Get Used Suddenly Things
As far as what makes a viral video, then it's gotta be something that you've either never seen before, a fresh piece of comedy, or something that relates to something topical. Adam McKay
You Comedy Seen Before Viral Relates Topical Something Never Piece Makes Fresh Gotta As Far As Either Video Far Then
My theme song is 'One Tin Soldier' by Coven. Adam McKay
Song Soldier Tin Theme Theme Song
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
Me Money Better Comedy Think Hustle Over Knocked Kung Been Kung Fu Years Lot Than Just Movie
It's Will Ferrell, he does Will Ferrell movies. But if you really look at it, he tries to do something different with each one, whether it's an action cop movie like 'The Other Guys' or doing 'Talladega Nights' going into red state America or 'Casa de Mi Padre' or 'Stranger Than Fiction,' which is more of a drama. Adam McKay
You Will Action Nights Other Drama State Will Ferrell Tries Something Guys More He Red Like Look Does Doing Than America Going Different Fiction Movie Whether Which Movies Really Stranger Each Each One Cop
I have no political ax to grind; I just find it absurd that huge billion-dollar corporations can take over elections. I just find it insane that, for instance, we give tax breaks to people like myself making millions of dollars, while there're no tax breaks for working people. That, to me, is not a political issue, that's a life issue. Adam McKay
Life Myself Me People Political Corporations Insane Find Give Take Instance Absurd Over Like Making Issue Dollars Huge Just Tax Tax Breaks While Breaks Grind Elections Working Working People Ax Millions Millions Of Dollars
We lost our minds in the '80s and '90s; we really as a society just felt that everyone could only care about themselves. There was no responsibility to discuss what's going on in your town, your state, your nation. And it was a blast, it was really fun, but it doesn't work. Adam McKay
Work Care Responsibility Nation Lost Society State Everyone Our Minds Our Town About Only Could Blast Town Felt Discuss Going Just Themselves Really Your Fun
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